Drill-Hole Forever?/ Bohrloch Für Immer?
At the beginning of 2017 the JOIDES Resolution is still working on Yinazao (Blue Moon-) seamount. Our visitors may ask: “What…
Year Goes By, Drilling Goes On (bilingual)
With a great sunset, seen from the heli-deck over the western Pacific, the year 2016 says goodbye to the JOIDES…
Whales&Science-Presentation/Wale&Wissenschaftsvorträge (bilingual version)
Making Mud Matter (the art of Science Communication)
We’ve had a lull in core samples over the past several days on the JR, so things have been pretty…
Very Thin-Very Nice: Thin Sections Explained by Jung Woo Park
What happens to the stones in the working halfs of of the cores being analyzed on board of the JOIDES Resolution?…
The Lull Before Asut-Tesoru…
It’s been a rather quiet couple days here on the JR, as the drillers have been diligently drilling what will…
Where will we go? Ask Edmund Ancheta /Wohin fahren wir? (bilingual version)
An Expedition like our’s needs a lot of preparation. Not only from the Expedition Project Manager (EPM) and the Co-Chiefs…
Video Diary 5: Christmas festivities on the JR!
Merry Christmas from the JR! Want to see how we celebrated out here in the middle of the Pacific? Watch…
Moon Pool
Hi crew: I think one of the coolest things about the JR is the moon pool. The moon pool is…
Plattentektonik-leicht gesagt!
Dieser Weihnachtsblog ist Alfred Wegener gewidmet, dem deutschen Meteorologen, der 1912 die Theorie der Plattentektonik aufgestellt hat. Zu seinen Lebzeiten…