SinoProbe: the Exploration of the Deep Interior Beneath the Chinese Continent
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    When the Chinese have achieved a lot in outer space exploration with manned space craft "Shenzhou No.7" and Chang'e Project for Lunar exploration, we still have to face such a fact: we know only very few about the interior of the Earth which is the only homeland for the human being, with the largest direct drilling depth of 12 km on the very shallow skin of the Earth. This is to say that going down into the deep interior of the Earth is much more difficult than going up to the outer space. The Earth is the only place for human being to live, and provides human being food, water, energy and mineral resources which are necessary for life. Meanwhile, the Earth also brings geohazards like volcanic eruption, earthquake and Tsunami. To know the components, structures and dynamic processes in the deep interior of the Earth through deep drilling and geochemical and geophysical explorations, is not only the pursuit of human being on knowledge of natural secrets, but also the basic requirement of human being on resources and security. The Chinese geologists recognized that, it is very necessary to do wide and thorough exploration of the deep interior beneath the Chinese continent, to solve the key problems on resources and environment. The recently started National Scientific Program of China titled as "Deep Exploration Technology and Experimentation" (ab. as SinoProbe), indicates the beginning of the Chinese deep exploration era. The purpose of the Sinoprobe (2008~2012) is to facilitate the integration of new exploration technologies and the latest experimental techniques in the area of deepcrustal exploration, to explore the composition, structure and evolution of the crust and mantle lithosphere beneath continental China, to better understand the physical processes controlling the formation and distribution of largescale mineralization, and to gain deeper insights into the mechanisms causing earthquakes and volcanism. Sinoprobe is also to provide scientific data and information needed to discover new sources of energy and metals, to predict geological disasters, and to mitigate the damage associated with those catastrophic events. This program promotes international cooperation while using the latest detection equipment, devices, and technology, and while educating worldclass young scientists to ensure the continuous and sustainable implementation and execution of the planned longterm deep exploration program in China.

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Dong shuwen, Li tingdong.2009. SinoProbe: the Exploration of the Deep Interior Beneath the Chinese Continent[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica,83(7):895-909

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  • Received:April 19,2009
  • Revised:June 15,2009
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