A tale of patience and perseverance
… This is what our expedition has been so far. Mostly patience and perseverance. Remember my post about the drilling…
Our Science Mission on Expedition 335
What is our scientific mission? The main purpose of Expedition 335 "Superfast Spreading Rate Crust 4" is to drill and…
Night Fishing
When the sun goes down on the JOIDES Resolution (known affectionately as the "JR"), that’s when things really get interesting…
Funnel Cloud Off Port-Side!
This morning about 6am, a funnel cloud was spotted off the port side of the ship. The captain kindly made…
Another couple of days before we start coring
Please forgive the somehow outrageous processing of this photo; it probably reflects our more colorful perception of everything since we…
Ocean crust cored since 1974
This graph shows the total number of boreholes that were drilled and cored deeper than 100 meters in oceanic crust…
The famous 1256D Panama hat
Here’s Damon Teagle, co-chief of Expedition 335. He was also co-chief of ODP Leg 206, and IODP Expedition 309, two…
Waiting for action in the lab
Beautiful Saturday morning, the sun was already hot at 8 am. The scientific party must still be patient… We are…