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by dredmorbius
4335 days ago
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My read is that the rock would re-fuse above the probe, so no: "Heat generated from the decay of radioactive cobalt-60 allows the probe to melt its way into the Earth. The probe is estimated to melt down to a depth of 20 km in ~1 year. As the probe descents deeper, the rate of descent will gradually slow until the probe reaches a depth of 100 km after ~30 years. By melting its way into the Earth, the probe will leave behind a wake of molten material. Subsequent re-crystallisation of the molten material will generate intense acoustic signals." |
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