Deep Sea Drilling Project
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The Deep Sea Drilling Project was an international scientific ocean drilling program (1968–1983) that revolutionized understanding of plate tectonics, seafloor spreading, and Earth’s geological history by recovering deep-sea sediment and crust samples.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international research program
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scientific ocean drilling program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DSDP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| field |
geophysics
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marine geology ⓘ paleoceanography ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ocean Drilling Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Leg 15
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Leg 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg 3 ⓘ Leg 37 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg 96 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Ocean Discovery Program
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development of plate tectonic theory ⓘ subsequent ocean drilling programs ⓘ |
| location | world’s oceans ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
investigate plate tectonics
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recover deep-sea sediment cores ⓘ recover oceanic crust samples ⓘ test seafloor spreading hypothesis ⓘ |
| numberOfLegs | 96 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scripps Institution of Oceanography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mohole Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced | global deep-sea sediment core repository ⓘ |
| significantFinding |
age increase of oceanic crust away from mid-ocean ridges
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biostratigraphic zonations using microfossils ⓘ confirmation of seafloor spreading ⓘ documentation of oceanic crustal stratigraphy ⓘ evidence for global sea-level changes ⓘ evidence for plate tectonics ⓘ records of Cenozoic and Mesozoic climate change ⓘ verification of symmetric magnetic anomalies on seafloor ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Joint Oceanographic Institutions
NERFINISHED
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National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
Cenozoic era
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Mesozoic era NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaternary period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
continuous coring of marine sediments
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downhole logging ⓘ rotary drilling from dynamically positioned ship ⓘ |
| usedResearchVessel | Glomar Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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