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2 unusual facts about Deep Sea Drilling Project


Deep Sea Drilling Project

Although itself a remarkable engineering accomplishment, the Glomar Challenger was the site of many advances in deep ocean drilling.

The Levingston Shipbuilding Company laid the keel of the Glomar Challenger on October 18, 1967, in Orange, Texas.


Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

The Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), established in June 1966, operated the Glomar Challenger in drilling and coring operations in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.


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