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<p>Created page with &quot;* Also known as mohole boring, after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mohole Project Mohole] (ENT Novel: &#039;&#039;Beneath the Raptor&#039;s Wings&#039;&#039;) * Deep-penetrating method by whi...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>* Also known as mohole boring, after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mohole Project Mohole] (ENT Novel: &#039;&#039;Beneath the Raptor&#039;s Wings&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Deep-penetrating method by which a borehole is cut to the Mohorovičić discontinuity of a planet, in order to harvest minerals rarely found in planetary crusts, but more likely to be formed in the extreme conditions of planetary mantles (ENT Novel: &#039;&#039;Beneath the Raptor&#039;s Wings&#039;&#039;; TOS Novel: &#039;&#039;Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow&#039;&#039;)<br /> * Generally requires months of careful drilling, extraction to reach planetary mantle<br /> ** Variant known as &quot;rapid deep-core mining&quot; can achieve this in mere days, but is much more dangerous (TOS Novel: &#039;&#039;Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow&#039;&#039;)<br /> *** Planet-side warp reactor almost a necessity to provide sufficient power to force through planetary crust that quickly (TOS Novel: &#039;&#039;Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow&#039;&#039;)<br /> *** Can risk planetary ecosystems due to the potential of triggering significant seismic or volcanic events (TOS Novel: &#039;&#039;Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow&#039;&#039;)<br /> *** Due to resource investment required, most often only cost-effective when extracting incredibly high-value resources such as [[dilithium crystal]]s (TOS Novel: &#039;&#039;Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow&#039;&#039;)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Presented in &#039;&#039;Errand of Vengeance: Killing Blow&#039;&#039; as always dangerous, but mohole boring established as safe mining technique in &#039;&#039;Beneath the Raptor&#039;s Wings&#039;&#039;, and this was described as essentially the same process&#039;&#039;<br /> ** &#039;&#039;Presumed that the danger is only with the speed and intensity involved, which fits plot as presented in &#039;&#039;Killing Blow&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Technology]]</div>

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