The project used 20-tonne trucks, called vibroseis trucks and nicknamed "dancing elephants," that forced seismic waves beneath the Earth to generate geological and historical data, allowing researchers to glean information from at least 80 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface.
The project employed 20-tonne trucks called vibroseis trucks, nicknamed "dancing elephants," that generated seismic waves beneath the Earth's surface to collect geological and historical data, facilitating researchers' access to information from as far down as 80 kilometers beneath the Earth's crust.