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Scientists Made A Breakthrough In Their 60-Year Quest To Explore Earth’s Depths. They Recovered Pieces Of Rocky Mantle From Atlantis Massif In The North Atlantic. Although They Didn’t Reach The Mantle, They Obtained The Deepest Mantle Rock Ever Collected, Providing Valuable Data For, E.g., Understanding Earth’s Composition, & Life’s Origin

Scientists drill into Earth's crust, gather historic samples of mantle

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/06/scientists-drill-earths-crust-collect-historic-samples-of-mantle/70295164007/

Geoscientists drilled more than 1 kilometer below the ocean’s floor to collect an unprecedented amount of rock from the Earth’s mantle.