The International Ocean Discovery Program THE MOST CHALLENGING ENDEAVOR IN EARTH SCIENCE (www.iodp.org) is an international marine research partnership of 23 nations dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of Earth by sampling, instrumenting,andmonitoringsubseafloor environments.
The Mantle Drilling & Observatory is an international project concept that aims at integrating understanding of Earth from its deep interior and distant past to its far future as a livable planet.