A Busy Day Onboard!!
In the past day, it has become extremely busy onboard as scientists are now receiving many samples. The labs humming…
Describing the Cores
Good morning or evening or whatever time it happens to be for you! I am sitting on the core table…
Have We Found Anything Yet?
Have we found anything yet? We sure have! One of the sediment cores contained a manganese nodule that was mixed…
Look Who Came to Dinner!
We had some uninvited guests today! Actually, these white-tipped sharks have been hanging around for the past several days but…
Day 2 at Site 1
We are stilling drilling the first hole. So far 13 cores have been retrieved and we have drilled to a…
Happy Birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KRISTIN!!! Today we had a birthday party for Kristin Hillis who is the Underway Lab Core Tech…
We Have Reached the First Location!
Oh boy, we’ve made to our first destination!! Now that we have learned why the scientists have come all the…
What do microbes eat?
Hi guys and gals!! The weather this morning is very nice. We have warm temperatures and nice blue skies. Today…
What is the Big Question?
Hi landlubbers! As we sail away from Tahiti, the water is becoming quite deep. That’s not a problem for me,…
Why Are We Here?
We are still transiting from Tahiti to our first drill site. The captain says we should be there in two…