Chikyu drills into the tectonic plates and potentially into the earth's mantle. It is anticipated that research will play an important role in understanding the principles of tectonic movement and earthquake prediction.
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The Chikyu is a scientific drillship that was designed to operate in water... -
Chikyu drills into the tectonic plates and potentially into the earth's... -
The drillpipe, riser and casing are stored in the pipe rack, which is located... -
Chikyu means 'Earth' in Japanese. It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries... -
Chikyu is installed with an electric hydraulic knuckle boom crane system to... -
Drilling is carried out by means of a top drive system. The drillstring... -
In March 2011, the Chikyu drill ship was damaged by the earthquake and...
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