This newsletter includes updates on The JR’s missions and latest learning materials available at thejr.org.
The JR set sail from Townsville, Australia in the early morning of November 8 for the Canterbury Basin Expedition.
On this expedition, scientists from around the world are studying the importance of past global sea level and tectonic processes off the coast of New Zealand. It promises to be a very exciting expedition because the water in the area they are drilling is much shallower than most areas the ship usually drills in. This means cores are going to be coming on the deck very rapidly!
Captain Alex
The Engine Room is one of about six major machinery spaces located throughout the ship. The Engine Room contains five main diesel generator sets. Each set produces electrical power at 4160 volts, and each is capable of providing 2100 kilowatts of power. These five main sets plus two smaller ones can combine to provide up to 13.5 megawatts of electrical power. A diesel generator set consists of a diesel engine driving an AC generator and includes auxiliary equipment like cooling pumps, lube oil pumps, fuel oil pumps, coolers and more.
Life Experience: Julie is a middle school science teacher in Texas. As the on-board education officer, Julie will be communicating to the outside world about the work of the expedition. She has a full schedule of live video conferences to her own and many other students. Julie is thrilled to have the opportunity to show kids that science is active and exciting, and that a career in the sciences doesn't mean sitting in a lab all day every day!
Explore the JR Photomosaic poster, which features thousands of photos of the JR and her scientists. On the reverse side, it includes notable dates in the history of scientific ocean drilling.
This newsletter is brought to you by The Consortium for Ocean Leadership and Deep Earth Academy. Ocean Leadership is a nonprofit organization representing 97 leading ocean research and education institutions, aquaria and industry. The organization also manages ocean research and education programs in areas of scientific ocean drilling, ocean observing, ocean exploration, and ocean partnerships. Deep Earth Academy is the education arm of the scientific ocean drilling programs at Ocean Leadership. Deep Earth Academy uses exploration of the world around us as a model and strive to help students become better decision makers, problem solvers, science-literate citizens and stewards of our planet.
