China’s ocean drilling ship Mengxiang aims to be first to reach Earth’s mantle, opening ‘gate to hell’
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The vessel, whose name means ‘dream’ in Chinese, is designed to drill deep below the ocean surface to pierce the Earth’s crust, which scientists say could reveal new life forms and expand frontiers of geoscience research.