December 2009

	Notes from the JR – December 2009



	The JR is currently off the coast of New Zealand on Expedition 317: Canterbury Basin!
	Cores have been coming up rapidly during this expedition and the scientific and technical team just drilled the deepest single bit hole and the deepest sedimentary hole ever drilled by the JOIDES Resolution – Hole U1352C. Congratulations to everyone on board! *And Happy Holidays!*

			Captain Alex
	On the catwalk. . . As the Roughnecks remove core from the core barrel, they hand it directly to the techs, who carry the nearly 10 meter clear plastic tube to specially designed holders that hold the core at working level. There the Curatorial Specialist and the Assistant Lab Officer measure off 1.5 meter sections from the top of the recovery to the bottom of the recovery. As the measurements are made, each section is marked, using a felt tipped pen, with the core number and a section number. If you are lucky (or unlucky if you’re at the wrong end of your 12-hour shift) and have a full recovery, this will give you six 1.5 meter sections and a seventh section about 50 centimeters long.		Captain Alex


	Peter Cassidy Camp Boss Education: College Graduate Majors: Hotel & Industrial Catering Management IODP Experience: I have been sailing on IODP Expeditions since February 2009 Life Experience: I have spent 22 years working offshore and traveling around the world with the most fantastic people you could ever wish to meet Interests: Golf, Football (Soccer), spending holidays with my wife and spending time with my granddaughter


	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDg0mjj2qtQ Click to watch the JR SPIN around during the Townsville port call


	From Julie Pollard: One of the things students ask me about frequently is the food. How is it? What do you eat? What time do you eat? So I thought today we'd take a look at what it takes to feed an expedition of 126 people for 60 days.
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	Deep Earth Academy is partnering with SPRINTT to bring live video conferences to classrooms nationwide during the upcoming Wilkes Expedition.
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	Explore our Milestones in Discover and Society mini-poster to learn about some exciting discoveries in the history of ocean drilling and when they occurred. EXPLORE >

	Play Fossil Fun to challenge your matching skills and learn more about these tiny critters. PLAY >


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