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in 1968
the ocean basins are relatively young: no sea floor with the excess of age of 180mllion years
15 years
Patricia Paluso has written: 'A guide to publications and subsequent investigations of Deep Sea Drilling Project materials' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Deep Sea Drilling Project, Marine sediments, Paleontology
Between South Africa and South America
To investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling of ocean sediments and underlying oceanic crust.
sediment cores
Glomar Challenger was a deep sea research and scientific drilling vessel for oceanography and marine geology studies.
Basalt is found in the mid-ocean islands and surrounding regions of the Hawaiian Islands and Iceland, as found by samples of lava flows found in drill cores recovered by vessels of the Deep Sea Drilling Project.
Between South Africa and South America
Deep sea drilling is when us stupid and selfish humans kill animals and life in the ocean. We have no respect for anything but ourselves. and all we care about is that we can have more oil for our cars that will raise our carbon footprint, which will also ruin the environment. In the long run, this whole chain of things we do about this is just going to cause major chaos in future generations.
Paul Mead has written: 'Report on the South Pacific Commission deep sea fisheries development project in American Samoa, 28 March-2 July 1978' 'Deep Sea Fisheries Development Project (South Pacific Commission)' -- subject(s): Deep Sea Fisheries Development Project (South Pacific Commission), Economic aspects of Fisheries, Economic conditions, Fisheries, Fishery resources 'Report on the South Pacific Commission deep sea fisheries development project in the Kingdom of Tonga, 3 June-20 September 1978' 'Report on the visit of the South Pacific Commission Deep Sea Fisheries Development Project to Fiji, 8 November-13 December 1979 and 13 March-1 September 1980' -- subject(s): Deep-sea fishes, Fishery technology 'Report on the South Pacific Commission deep sea fisheries development project in American Samoa' -- subject(s): Economic aspects of Fisheries, Economic conditions, Fisheries, Fishery resources 'Report of third visit to Tonga, 6 September 1980-7 May 1981' -- subject(s): Fishery technology, Fishing boats