Sampling Sampler
After the core comes on deck at the catwalk and whole-round samples are taken for fossils and chemistry, it comes…
Underwater beach?!
So today’s post will be short — I’m off shift now and would really like to get some sleep before…
50 Years Ago Today in Geology…
Fifty years ago the world looked very different to geologists. Not only was most television still in black and white,…
Core on deck!
Expedition 355 is now officially in business. Around 2:45 AM local time our very first core arrived on deck at…
Tick tock
We arrived at the first site early this morning, only a few hours after I fell asleep. But I’m told…
SUMA 11 C, here we are!
After 3 days of transit, we arrived on our first site of coring last night! To drill successfully, the ship…
Core Description Consensus
Coordinating scientific observations among 33 scientists and 24 lab technicians over 2 shifts is no easy task. But it’s very…
Greetings from…somewhere in the Indian Ocean
Welp, here we are, somewhere between Sri Lanka and our next destination, designated SUMA-11C for now, the first site at…
in transit
The horizon doesn’t change much as we transit through the Indian Ocean at 14 knots (25 kmph=16 mph–I’m told this…
Don’t Drop The Towfish (Yet) !
It seems like we’re always waving goodbye to good ole’ Colombo, Sri Lanka. This is the third time here for…