Why are we drilling more than one hole at each site?
One of the main objectives of Expedition 339 is to obtain a series of high-resolution, undisturbed, and continuous sedimentary records…
A different Christmas
Even though we were all working on Christmas day, so we can get more cores on board and learn about…
Obama visits the JR
This afternoon the JR received a special visit that carried an anticipated Christmas gift. During the last few days, there…
Are you sure you don't need to wear eye protection?!
Coring systems and sediment core quality
Once the vessel is positioned at a site, the thrusters are lowered and a positioning beacon is dropped to the…
Expedition 339 Family and Friends Photos – Week 4
The photos on this site have been contributed by expedition participants and are intended to give you an idea of…
Double Live Video Event with the Loulé High School
How do the scientists choose where to drill?
We had targeted these first two sites (U1386 and U1387) on one of the world’s best known giant elongate drifts…
Watching dolphins before sunrise
Today we were visited by a bunch of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) that have been breaching around the ship…
Unexpected results… are good results!!!
During the last week we successfully drilled the first site on the Gulf of Cadiz, just around 30 km southeast…