ScienceChina’s deep-sea drilling capability reaches 5,000-meter level

China’s Mengxiang ocean drilling vessel has set a national deep-sea drilling record by extracting basalt from the South China Sea basin, raising its capability to the 5,000-meter level. Researchers also completed on-site processing and analysis across the full ultra-deepwater scientific drilling workflow.

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CCGTN★★★☆☆2026-09-28 09:33Original