Soviet scientists embarked on an ambitious quest to dig into the Earth's crust, creating the world-renowned Kola Superdeep Borehole in the remote Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Stretching 12,262 meters (40, ...
The official name for the so-called "well to hell" is the Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3 – but that's not as catchy. It's currently the deepest man-made hole on Earth, reaching a dizzying 40,230 ...