Science Update
When you’re reading our daily reports, you may find it helpful to refer to “What on Earth is a Core?”…
one more core
Hi crew: Today’s picture is a composite that could be entitled “one more core." This shows the marine technicians, women…
Making smear slides
Hi crew: So what is “ooze” anyway? Well, there are two flavors:siliceous ooze and calcareous ooze. There are many, many…
Splitting core
Hi crew: After the cores have passed along the MST track, Natural Gamma analyzer, and Thermal Conductivity, then the sections…
Measuring Core
Hi crew: Scientific ocean drilling is much different than other means of sampling seafloor sediments. For example, box cores, gravity…
Tripping Pipe
Hi crew: The JR is capable of staying in one place for an extended period of time so that it…