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The 9 pages that link to Ocean drilling, each with the reason it gives.

• Hydrothermal ventRelated: Drilling reveals the crustal rocks and fluids that govern vent systems.

• Carbonate compensation depthRelated: Core records reveal how carbonate preservation and the boundary changed through time.

• Marine geologyRelated: Cores provide direct evidence to calibrate maps and geophysical interpretations.

• Juan de Fuca RidgeRelated: Drilled samples can reveal how ridge-generated crust changes after formation.

• Kerguelen PlateauRelated: Drilled cores help test the age and composition of plateau rocks directly.

• RadiolariaRelated: Drilled sediment cores contain radiolarian fossils used to investigate ocean history.

• Siliceous oozeRelated: Drilling has recovered deep sections of siliceous sediment unavailable from surface sampling.

• Southwest Indian RidgeRelated: Drilling and sampling test models of crust formation at the ridge.

• Pelagic sedimentRelated: Drilled pelagic sediment cores provide long sequences of past ocean conditions.