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\nThe deepest hole we've ever been able to dig is just 0.2 percent of the way to the center of the Earth. What would we encounter if we could drill all the way?Correction: We mislabeled these! These are ammonite fossils, not trilobite...\nThe deepest hole we've ever been able to dig is just 0.2 percent of the way to the center of the Earth. What would we encounter if we could drill all the way?

Correction: We mislabeled these! These are ammonite fossils, not trilobite fossils.

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12th - Higher Ed
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2025
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