URUMQI, March 4 (Xinhua) — The drilling of a superdeep borehole in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exceeded 10,000 meters on Monday afternoon, marking a breakthrough in the country\’s deep-Earth exploration.
Located in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin, the \”Shenditake 1\” is expected to reach a designed depth of 11,100 meters upon completion. It is China\’s first scientific exploration borehole designed to exceed a depth of 10,000 meters.