What kind of geologic studies were the primary focus of the Glomar Challenger and JOIDIES Resolution's international investigations?
A) drilling the seafloor sediments and underlying ocean crust to determine the history and development of different oceanic regions
B) conducting swath multi- beam bathymentry and other underway geophysical surveys to map the ocean basins
C) resource mapping on the continental shelves of Canada and other contributing member nations
D) satellite mapping of the sea surface and spectroscopic analysis of surface currents for global current circulation and geochemistry

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The Glomar Challenger and JOIDES Resolution were primarily focused on drilling the seafloor sediments and underlying ocean crust. This was part of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) and its successor, the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), aimed at understanding the history and development of different oceanic regions.

What Kind of Geologic Studies Were the Primary Focus of the Glomar