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	News from the JR – January 2012



	Happy New Year! The JR has just completed Expedition 339 and is heading into a maintenance period for approximately three weeks. When it returns, it will embark on Expedition 340T: Atlantis Massif. During this mini-expedition, you will be able to follow along as our winning J/aRt sculptures are lowered to the seafloor! You can see them here.

			CaptainBradley
	Pay a visit to the brain of the ship by stopping by the navigational bridge, Its many instruments help us locate exactly where we are now and where we are going.		CaptainBradley


	A number of our recent expeditions have featured CORKS, or sub-seafloor observatories. Learn more about scientific observatories in general in this new video.


	From Helder Pereira, Education Officer, on Expedition 339: We arrived in Lisbon and it was fantastic to see the city appearing on the horizon and imagine what the XV century Portuguese navigators felt coming back home.
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	Are you going to the national NSTA in March? We are! We will be in Indianapolis with a booth, and a number of workshops and share-a-thons. Let us know if you’ll be there too, or stop by our booth. More details to come!
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	Have you signed up for a live video broadcast with the JR yet? If not, you should! These 30-40 minute Skype sessions are live from the ship and give you and your students a chance to interact with scientists and staff on board. It’s easy to sign up and we can tailor it just for your group. Learn more here. EXPLORE >


	Try your hand at our Missing Jigsaw game and test your skills at putting photo puzzles together. PLAY >


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