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    Going to the Moho

    Going to the Moho

    The JOIDES Resolution has left the Superfast hole and come back to port and this expedition is just about finished….

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    Jun 2011
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    Quest for Zircons

    Quest for Zircons

    When the Superfast science party ages the rocks in the cores from this expedition, they will do so with zircons….

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    May 2011
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    So How Do Scientists Figure Out How Old Rocks Are?

    So How Do Scientists Figure Out How Old Rocks Are?

    To figure out the spreading rates of various places in the seafloor, scientists compare the ages of rock samples taken…

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    May 2011
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    How Basalt and Gabbro are Both the Same Yet Different

    How Basalt and Gabbro are Both the Same Yet Different

    As the JOIDES Resolution has continued to drill deeper into the hole beneath us, the type of rock we are…

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    May 2011
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    Meet Structural Geologist Jeremy Deans

    Meet Structural Geologist Jeremy Deans

    Jeremy Deans is a structural geologist who is on board the JOIDES Resolution right now as part of the Superfast…

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    May 2011
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    How to Make an Ocean in Just Four-and-a-Half Months

    How to Make an Ocean in Just Four-and-a-Half Months

    Last time, I explained that one reason the crust we are drilling in is called “superfast” is because, at a…

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    May 2011
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    How Fast is Superfast?

    How Fast is Superfast?

    The seafloor we are drilling right now formed at a superfast rate, even though it would seem superslow to us….

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    May 2011
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    If the Seafloor is Spreading, Then Why Doesn’t it Take Over the World?

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    May 2011
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    Seafloors Surfing the Asthenosphere (or, What is Seafloor Spreading, Anyways?)

    Seafloors Surfing the Asthenosphere (or, What is Seafloor Spreading, Anyways?)

    The seafloor is spreading! The seafloor is spreading! To find out what this means, read on. Let’s say you were…

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    May 2011
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    To Boldly Go Where Three Other Expeditions Have Gone Before

    To Boldly Go Where Three Other Expeditions Have Gone Before

    The JOIDES Resolution is currently drilling in a hole that has already been drilled during three previous expeditions. The JR…

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    May 2011
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