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Tunguska’s Kulik

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Leonid Kulik is probably another geologist you’ve never heard of. Well, it’s his birthday anyway, and here’s your chance to add a new name to your fact file, just in case you get that call from Jeopardy and the Remarkable … Continue reading →

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Drilling into Hell . . . enjoy your visit!

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Yesterday, I wrote at length about the many disastrous expensive attempts scientists and engineers made in their quest to collect material from the mantle. So far, they’ve all ended far short of their target. Drilling through crust material (granite on … Continue reading →

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