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The question of whether whales could comprehend Earth’s spherical shape before humans reveals fascinating insights into marine mammal cognition and spatial awareness. While these magnificent creatures navigate vast oceanic territories, their understanding of global geography differs markedly from human perception.

During the height of the Cold War in the 1970s, the Soviet Union launched one of the most ambitious scientific drilling projects in history - the Kola Superdeep Borehole. The goal was to drill as deep as possible into the Earth’s crust, penetrating the mysterious boundary between the crust and mantle known as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or “Moho.