Lifeboat lowering – Tue, May 9
Here is a shot of the crew lowering one of the lifeboats. This is Port Lifeboat 2. The JR has…
How do scientists better see rocks?
Once the core is on deck the process of examination begins. For a core describer when it comes to rock…
JR Song recaptured
One of the great things about the JOIDES Resolution is the people who come together to make these expeditions happen…
Deep-sea life – Mon, May 8
This footage from the reentry cam shows a shrimp cruising around at the bottom of the ocean – the shrimp’s…
Scientists Tour the JR
A few days ago the science party was invited to take a tour of the JOIDES Resolution. Here is a…
This is Ruber! – Sun, May 7
Globigerinoides ruber is very common in the modern ocean. It is a surface-water specie of foram (short for Foraminifera). This…
Kelsie Dadd – Sedimentologist – Scientist interview!
One of the things that I get to do on this expedition is get to know the scientists. Their curiosity…
BIG Foam Cup – Sat, May 6
This is my self-painted foam cup. I will post another photo after it has travelled some hundreds of meters below…
Connecting the dots – rocks and life
With my undergrad in biology I am a bit like a diatom in an igneous layer of rock, out of…
Special Winch and “VIT”– Fri, May 5
There are lots of winches and cables around. This winch lowers the Vibration Isolated Television (VIT) Optic Fiber Equipment that…