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When was the first rock drilled from the ocean floor?
Earth scienceOcean drilling
Quick Answer
In 1961, during Project Mohole, which drilled into the seafloor near Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
The Full Story
Project Mohole achieved the first significant drilling into the ocean floor in 1961 near Guadalupe Island, Mexico. The goal was to reach the Moho, or crust-mantle boundary, though that was not achieved. Even so, the project was a landmark because it demonstrated that deep-ocean drilling was technically possible. It helped launch the later Deep Sea Drilling Project and modern ocean-floor geology.
Key Facts
1.First major seafloor drilling in 1961
2.Part of Project Mohole
3.Did not reach the Moho boundary
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