Earth Science & Geology · Recorded milestone
Deepest borehole
Recorded year1989
Soviet scientists' Kola Superdeep Borehole reaches 12,262 metres, still the deepest hole ever drilled, finding hot rock and water far below.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.