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Not all [hotspots] who wander are lost (Exp391 Science Objectives, Part 2)

Not all [hotspots] who wander are lost (Exp391 Science Objectives, Part 2)

This post was written by Maya and edited by JR scientist Kevin Gaastra. Kevin is a fifth year PhD student…

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20
Dec 2021
By Maya PincusDrilling, Education, Expeditions, History of Earth, Paleomagnetism, Plate Tectonics, VolcanoesLeave a comment
HOTSPOT WHODUNNIT (EXP391 Science Objectives, Part 1)

HOTSPOT WHODUNNIT (EXP391 Science Objectives, Part 1)

If you’ve spent any time looking at satellite images of Earth (for example, Google Maps), you probably noticed that the…

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10
Dec 2021
By Maya PincusDrilling, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Plate Tectonics, VolcanoesLeave a comment
In Search of Dinos

In Search of Dinos

56 million years ago, Earth was a very different world. Most of Earth was covered in dense forests and all…

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24
Aug 2021
By MaraAntarctica, Biostratigraphy, Climate Change, Drilling, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Mass Extinction, Microbes, Microfossils, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, Sea Level Rise, Sedimentology, Southern Ocean, VolcanoesLeave a comment
POUNAMU

POUNAMU

  (This story is told by Dr. Dan Hikuroa, Senior Lecturer in Maori Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand.)  …

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02
Jul 2018
By ThanosEarthquakes, Plate TectonicsLeave a comment

June 15: Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA)

Reddit Ask Me Anything session Friday, June 15 at 2pm EDT! Right now, we are towards the end of Expedition…

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14
Jun 2018
By TammyDrilling, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Life at Sea, Microbes, Paleomagnetism, petrology, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, STEM Careers, VolcanoesLeave a comment

Convection Currents

Expedition 376 finds the JR at Brothers volcano, which has more hydrothermal activity than any other volcano in the Kermadec…

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03
Jun 2018
By TammyEducation, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Exp 375 – Seafloor Observatories: Lifetime Beyond the Drilling

Exp 375 – Seafloor Observatories: Lifetime Beyond the Drilling

  And we’re done!  This expedition was a great success, we fulfilled all our objectives and then some.  Watch co-chiefs…

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02
May 2018
By ThanosDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, History of Earth, Mass Extinction, Microbes, Microfossils, Paleomagnetism, Paleontology, petrology, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

Looking to the past to inform the future – historical events on the Hikurangi subduction zone New Zealand’s geological setting…

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02
May 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Hikurangi on the move

Hikurangi on the move

HIKURANGI ON THE MOVE  The Hikurangi Plateau is currently subducting beneath the east coast of the North Island.  The Plateau…

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28
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Paleontology, Plate Tectonics, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Thin, but not too thin!

Thin, but not too thin!

Thin sections show us what is hiding inside the rocks Sometimes the secrets to why a fault is moving is…

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26
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateEarthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, Microbes, Microfossils, Paleontology, Plate TectonicsLeave a comment
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