The Quest for the MOHO

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Even after 60 years, scientists have not given up on getting to the mojo. There is a proposal in now through the scientific ocean drilling program to drill to the mantle and get a piece of mojo. To quote Suzanne, we have learned so much about our own planet that we just didn't know.

Sixty years ago, geologists tried to drill down through the Earth’s crust to pull up a piece of the Earth’s mantle. Their mission didn’t go exactly as planned. But it sowed the seeds for a new field of science that’s helped us rewrite not only the history of the planet, but, potentially, our definitions of life itself.

The documentaries featured in this episode are "The First Deep Ocean Drilling: Mohole, Phase 1" and "Project Mohole: Report No. 1."

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