The Kola Well and the "Screams from Hell": A Real Borehole and a Rumour Built from an Information Gap

In May 1970, the Soviet Union moved an Uralmash-4E rig to the Kola Peninsula in the far north. The public mission was to drill through the Earth's crust, measure heat, recover rock cores, and test geological models.

In May 1970, the Soviet Union moved an Uralmash-4E rig to the Kola Peninsula in the far north. The public mission was to drill through the Earth's crust, measure heat, recover rock cores, and test geological models.

In May 1970, the Soviet Union moved an Uralmash-4E rig to the Kola Peninsula in the far north. The public mission was to drill through the Earth's crust, measure heat, recover rock cores, and test geological models.

In May 1970, the Soviet Union moved an Uralmash-4E rig to the Kola Peninsula in the far north. The public mission was to drill through the Earth's crust, measure heat, recover rock cores, and test geological models.