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<title>What Our Scientists Packed for Expedition 401</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you’re packing for an ocean expedition there is limited space in your suitcase. Any suitcases you bring must be lugged around the world to the starting port and stored in your cabin for the entire expedition.</p>
<p>But that doesn’t mean you can’t bring a few special items for yourself.</p>
<p>We checked in with our Expedition 401 science team to ask:</p>
<p><strong>What’s something special or unique that you brought with you?</strong></p>
<p>“It’s the puppet that my four-year-old daughter made at school. I travel a lot for fieldwork and conferences, etc., and every time she would like me to bring the puppet (she will actually put it in my suitcase). And when we are chatting over video, she will ask where is the puppet, and I can show it to her that dad has her friend (and she is also very happy seeing that).” [featured photo]</p>
<figure id="attachment_40738" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40738" style="width: 433px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-40738 " src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Camera-300x200.png" alt="Angled photo of an Olympus camera and large zoom lens on top of a core description table." width="433" height="288" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Camera-300x200.png 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Camera-768x511.png 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Camera.png 977w" sizes="(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40738" class="wp-caption-text">Simon George’s camera and lens.</figcaption></figure>
<p>-Zhiyang Li, Sedimentologist</p>
<p>“My camera and lenses.”</p>
<p>-Simon George, Sedimentologist</p>
<p>“Three haggis for Burns’ Supper. They came from a butcher in Delft and it took some detective-work to find them. After Brexit, it is not allowed to export Scottish haggis to Europe!”</p>
<p>-Trevor Williams, EPM</p>
<p>“I brought some of my favorite lemon ginger tea. I also brought a set of colored Sharpies (not knowing that there would be abundant markers already on board) just in case we did the styrofoam cups.”</p>
<p>-Clara Blättler, Inorganic Geochemist</p>
<p>“I have nothing unique that I brought with me, but here are a couple of items that I have that you might find interesting: a beard brush which is probably the only thing that I use everyday; a bunch of coffee beans that took most of the space in my luggage… comes out that coffee beans were a failure because the coffee machine is terrible.”</p>
<p>-Fadl Raad, Physical Properties and Downhole Measurements</p>
<p><span style="color: #5c6b80; font-size: 16px;">“The special thing that I’ve brought with me on this expedition is my bracelet, which I’m sure you’ve seen. I’m not sure what it’s exactly made of (maybe jadeite?), but my mom bought the same one for my sister and me, and I wear it all the time. I thought about not bringing it because I didn’t want to lose it, but it’s nice always feeling like they’re with me. And it is very cool when it sometimes matches the sediment cores. It’s now called our alternative Munsell chart for the fashionable geoscientist.”</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_40741" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40741" style="width: 416px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-40741" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0001-Edit-300x199.jpg" alt="Dr. Sarah Feakins outside on the JOIDES Resolution wearing a gray flatcap." width="416" height="276" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0001-Edit-300x199.jpg 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0001-Edit-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0001-Edit-768x511.jpg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0001-Edit-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0001-Edit-2048x1362.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40741" class="wp-caption-text">Sarah Feakins wearing her grandfather’s flat cap.</figcaption></figure>
<p>-Patty Standring, Sedimentologist</p>
<p>“My grandfather served in the UK Marines in WWI and continued at sea in what I think is called the merchant marines for a solid decade at sea from age 15 to 25. I downloaded his public war record and have the records of when he got on and off the boat for a day at a time for a decade. He died when I was 11. I brought his flat cap with me, for sea-cred.”</p>
<p>-Sarah Feakins, Organic Geochemist</p>
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<title>Engravings of the Deep</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kellan Moss]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every section of core the <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> (JR) brings up to the surface is meticulously labeled and organized with detailed stickers, wrapped in thick clear tape. Each sticker lists the expedition, site, hole, and core section. If this system fails, we also engrave the core liner itself using our onboard laser engraver, the LaserKatjie 3.0! When engraving a core liner, it is a few simple clicks to carve the plastic with the correct label.</p>
<figure id="attachment_40685" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40685" style="width: 260px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-40685" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture2-226x300.png" alt="A man stands to the right of the picture looking through a green glass window into a laser engraver. A TV screen showing engraving program sits above the engraver." width="260" height="326" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40685" class="wp-caption-text">Marine Computer Specialist, Nick Logan, checking the grid markings on his water bottle before starting the engraving process.</figcaption></figure>
<p>“You used to have to hand engrave the core liner with a hand Dremel. It still hangs next to the machine, just in case,” said Zenon Mateo, Expedition 401’s Laboratory Specialist. Like most things on the JR these days, the laser engraver is a smooth running, easy to follow system.</p>
<p>The laser engraver does more than just label our cores, it also helps make great souvenirs. The MarkingBuilder Program allows for custom logos to be engraved onto nearly any surface. For instance, our core liners are cylinders with a 70mm diameter, but it’s also possible to engrave wooden boxes or even metal.</p>
<p>This expedition several of our technicians worked to engrave our expedition patch logo on extra core liner. The expedition logo is round and they are engraving on a round surface which causes warping, so adjustments to the design need to be made. The laser program has a known area that displays as a grid onto the surface you want to engrave. You can adjust power and speed which effect how deep the laser engraves the surface. It requires a lot of trial and error, but thankfully we have lots of core liner trimming to practice with.</p>
<figure id="attachment_40686" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40686" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-40686 size-medium" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture3-225x300.png" alt="A trimmed core liner and a blue aluminum water bottle displaying an engraved Expedition 401 logo on the front. A shrunken cup sits in front of the two." width="225" height="300" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture3-225x300.png 225w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Picture3.png 499w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40686" class="wp-caption-text">Engraved, trimmed core liner (right) with shrunken cups next to an engraved IODP water bottle.</figcaption></figure>
<p>This expedition several of our technicians worked to engrave our expedition patch logo on extra core liner. The expedition logo is round and they are engraving on a round surface which causes warping, so adjustments to the design need to be made. The laser program has a known area that displays as a grid onto the surface you want to engrave. You can adjust power and speed which effect how deep the laser engraves the surface. It requires a lot of trial and error, but thankfully we have lots of core liner trimming to practice with.</p>
<p>The engraver uses a carbon dioxide laser which vaporizes a surface without damaging the structure underneath. “It’s a class 4 laser and is very dangerous if left open,” said Mateo.</p>
<p>The laser itself can damage your eyes, so it has built in safety glass with a green tint allowing the technicians to watch their masterpieces come to life. It also has a safety interlock system, preventing firing of the laser when the door is open.</p>
<p>If you have something you wish to engrave and the time to take the IODP safety courses, you can engrave nearly anything while aboard the JOIDES Resolution, such as an official IODP water bottle. Additionally, our core liner pieces create a great way to transport <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1o4UQ3uSJH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">shrunken cups</a> with style. Two souvenirs in one.</p>
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<title>GETTING SALTY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kellan Moss]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 09:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Expedition 401 is headed its way to its first drilling site off the coast of Portugal. During the 5-day transit from Amsterdam, Netherlands the science party is working on studying background information for the cruise. This expedition focuses on Messinian Salinity Crisis evaporites, aka the salt giant, that formed millions of years ago in the Mediterranean Sea.</p>
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<p><strong>What the heck is a salt giant? </strong></p>
<p>Salt giants are made of huge salty rocks known as evaporites. The salt comes from seawater as the water evaporates. When part of the ocean separates from the rest of world’s oceans, the water in the isolated area can begin to evaporate and leave salt deposits behind. These deposits then form a large salt mass that we call a salt giant. The salt giant found in the Mediterranean Sea is made of mostly halite, the same salt you would find at the dinner table!</p>
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<p><strong>How’d it get there?</strong></p>
<p>The salt giant found in the Mediterranean Sea was created after two gateways, one in southern Spain and one in Morocco, between the Mediterranean and Atlantic grew narrower and narrower until they closed. This blocked the exchange. As a result, the Mediterranean sea level fell by hundreds of meters and the water became so salty that a layer of salt crystals more than 1,500 meters thick formed across its seafloor.</p>
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<p><strong>Why is this one so different?</strong></p>
<p>Despite happening millions of years ago, the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) is special because it produced one of the youngest of Earth’s salt giants. The salt giant Expedition 401 is looking at comes from the Cenozoic Era or “New Times” in Greek. The Paleozoic Era or “Old Times” and Mesozoic Era or “Middle Times” are significantly older! Salt giants from the Paleozoic Era formed more than 560 million years ago, and the salt giant from the Mediterranean Sea formed about 6 million years ago. To our 4.6-billion-year-old Earth, the MSC was just yesterday.</p>
<figure id="attachment_40597" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40597" style="width: 983px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-40597 size-full" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/saltmap-2.png" alt="An image of a world map showing the large evaporites across the Earth. The map is color coded. Green evaporites are from the Paleozoic Era, Blue are from the Mesozoic Era, and Yellow are from the Cenozoic Era. The yellow evaporites are all above Africa near the Mediterranean Sea. There are lines pointing to four of the yellow evaporites that lead to a label that reads: Messinian Salinity Crisis evaporties." width="983" height="458" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/saltmap-2.png 983w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/saltmap-2-300x140.png 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/saltmap-2-768x358.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40597" class="wp-caption-text">(Modified from Warren. 2010 Credit: Fadl Raad)</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Wait, but why is water there now?</strong></p>
<p>The Mediterranean today survives thanks to a new connection with the Atlantic Ocean. Although the two previous gateways closed, a new one opened. Around 5.5 million years ago, scientists believe that a cataclysmic flood reconnected the Atlantic with the Mediterranean Sea, terminating salt giant formation and transforming the Mediterranean into what we see today.</p>
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<p><strong>Okay, but why do I care?</strong></p>
<p>These events in the Mediterranean impacted global climate by changing both the chemistry of the global ocean and the patterns of how the water moves around the world. This is called thermohaline circulation. Thermohaline circulation is controlled by the temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline) of different water bodies. Water flowing out of the Mediterranean during formation of a salt giant it was much more salty than normal seawater. These changes occurred during an episode of planetary cooling. By having a better understanding of what happened during the MSC, we also get a better understanding of how our climate behaves.</p>
<p>Source: Onboard Scientist, Fadl Raad</p>
<p>Featured Image from: SaltGiant-etn.com</p>
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<title>Ships returning to Cape Town – H.M.S. Challenger and JOIDES Resolution</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Guertin]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 16:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<figure id="attachment_38110" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-38110" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hms_challenger.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-38110" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hms_challenger-300x241.jpeg" alt="tall ship with three masts on the water" width="300" height="241" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hms_challenger-300x241.jpeg 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hms_challenger-768x616.jpeg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hms_challenger.jpeg 794w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-38110" class="wp-caption-text">H.M.S. <em>Challenger</em> Preparing to Sound, 1872<br />From Reports of the ‘Challenger’ Expedition. Image in public domain from Freshwater and Marine Image Bank.</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">H.M.S. <em>Challenger</em> departed Portsmouth, England in 1872, on what is documented as the first dedicated oceanographic research expedition, crossing the ocean for 1,000 days and sailing more than 68,000 nautical miles. In 1873, <em>Challenger</em> made its fourth crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, sailing from Brazil towards Cape Town, South Africa. The <em>Challenger</em> scientists and crew stopped at Tristan da Cunha along the way, encountering their first modern penguins and penguin rookeries of the expedition.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Our time at sea has differed in many ways from the time <em>Challenger</em> spent on the water (although, we did see penguins in the water as we sailed away). We departed 12 April and are returning to Cape Town, spending roughly 54 days on the water and sailing more than 4,000 nautical miles. None of the <em>Challenger</em> naturalists were trained in geology (Macdougall, 2019, p. 83), but <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> (JR) is filled with scientists and science technicians with backgrounds that include geology, geophysics, and oceanography.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Our research mission was focused and required continuous coring of sediment and rock material in the South Atlantic, whereas <em>Challenger</em> set out to collect whatever samples they came across from the sea and land, “to gather as many examples as possible of every plant, every animal, every rock and mineral from the seafloor, and then examine, describe, and catalogue them” (Macdougall, 2019, p. 202).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Across the three sites we visited on the JR, we recovered ~700 meters of core and performed descriptions of and analyses on the sediments and basement material – with more analyses to come. It took roughly 10 years and 50 volumes to publish the findings from the <em>Challenger</em> expedition in the Challenger Report. We will be focused on wrapping up our findings in 5 years.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">But both ships are similar in their quest to collect samples to advance our knowledge of Planet Earth, especially our ocean system. The dissemination from both expeditions includes sharing results with scientists and non-scientists alike, ensuring that the general public is also exposed to science at sea and why it is important in everyone’s lives (see blog posts</span> <a href="https://joidesresolution.org/communications-before-wi-fi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Communications from the sea – before personal Wi-Fi</a> <span style="color: #000000;">and</span> <a href="https://blogs.agu.org/geoedtrek/2022/03/26/challenger-good-words/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The science communications from H.M.S. <em>Challenger</em> were “Good Words” and more</a><span style="color: #000000;">).</span> <span style="color: #000000;">Each ship was/is being led by a dedicated captain – Captain George Nares for <em>Challenger</em>, and Captain Jacob (Jake) Robinson for <em>JOIDES Resolution</em>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">H.M.S. <em>Challenger</em> spent several weeks in Cape Town while being outfitted for the next leg of its journey, heading into the Southern Ocean in mid-December 1873 (Macdougall, 2019, p. 111). <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> will be spending much less time in port, with the final group of Expedition 390 scientists and crew leaving the ship on 9 June. Immediately, the personnel for the second half of the South Atlantic Transect (Expedition 393) will board and prepare for departure. Cape Town has served as a port of call for these two scientific vessels and others, playing an important role in supporting science at sea.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Doug Macdougall (2019) wrote in his book <em>Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest: The Voyage of H.M.S. </em>Challenger<em> and the Birth of Modern Oceanography</em> the following:</span></p>
<blockquote><p><em>The <em>Challenger</em> expedition was life-changing for its participants …. But the voyage had far-reaching consequences beyond the personal. …. In some ways the <em>Challenger</em> expedition simply built on and extended the work of its predecessors and prepared the way for those that followed. …. The expedition drew widespread attention even as it was under way, and at its conclusion “scientific men” from around the world wrote to congratulate Wyville Thomson and the entire crew for their accomplishments.” — Macdougall (2019, p. 230)</em></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">For those participating on <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> Expedition 390, you will find agreement that our two months on the South Atlantic Ocean have been a life-changing experience for some, personally and/or professionally. We’ve had the unique opportunity to work alongside scientists, technicians and crew from across the globe to seek answers to the objectives laid out for our expedition – and to develop even more questions for further research. Our work may not draw the attention in the public press as did the adventures of the <em>Challenger</em> scientists, but we know our science and education/outreach efforts are going to continue to impact future research at sea and expand the ocean literacy of our audiences.</span></p>
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<h4>Reference</h4>
<p>Macdougall, D. (2019). <em>Endless novelties of extraordinary interest: the voyage of H.M.S. </em>Challenger<em> and the birth of modern oceanography</em>. United States: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-23205-9</p>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">The <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> is a noisy place with many intriguing sounds. Each sound is made by something with an important job on the ship or in the labs. </span></p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">On Expedition 390, </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">we’re exploring the things that make these noises and what each thing does. </span></p>
<p>Each time we share a new sound on our social media, we will also add to this blog post. The answer for each noise will follow a few days later.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Can you name the </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 broken_link" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JRSounds?src=hashtag_click">#JRSounds</a></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">?</span></p>
<p><strong>Sound 1: </strong></p>
<p>Listen carefully for a sound every 10 seconds.</p>
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<p><strong>ANSWER:</strong></p>
<p>This JR sound is the ship’s sonar. A sonar dome on the hull’s lowest point sends a signal to the seafloor and listens for its return. It tells us how deep the ocean is. It measures 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 or water depth.</p>
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<p><strong>Sound 2: </strong></p>
<p>We hear this sound when we very first arrive at a drilling site.</p>
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<p><strong>ANSWER:</strong> If you guessed dynamic thrusters, you’re right! The JR has twelve computer-controlled thrusters, which are part of its dynamic-positioning system. They help us maintain our position and stability, even in heavy seas.</p>
<p>Here’s what a thruster looks like when it’s being lowered. (As you can see in the first 10 seconds, they lower very slowly, so I have sped up the rest of the video!)</p>
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<p><strong>Sound 3:</strong></p>
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<div dir="auto">No, it’s not an elephant, but it sure sounds like one!</div>
<div dir="auto">You’ll hear this sound if you’re outside or even inside near the rig floor.</div>
<div dir="auto">Can you guess the JR Sound?</div>
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<title>La Vida En Medio Del Mar</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manet Estefanía Peña Salinas]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Bitácora de la expedición 385</h4>
<p>Es un día soleado y tranquilo en la Cuenca de Guaymas. Creo que nunca había vivido un octubre tan cálido en pleno otoño. Es increíble lo rápido que se pasan las horas, los días y las semanas trabajando en el buque JR (JOIDES Resolution). Recuerdo que hace solo unos cuantos meses me preparaba para el viaje y me preguntaba cómo sería la vida a bordo de un barco por dos meses explorando uno de los lugares más recónditos de nuestro planeta.</p>
<p>Los nervios del inicio de la expedición desaparecieron en cuanto vi el JR por primera vez anclado en el puerto de San Diego. ¡Es un barco gigantesco! Mide 143 metros de largo y en medio se levanta una torre de perforación de 45 metros de altura. Verlo por la noche con todas sus luces en esplendor reflejadas en el mar es una de las imágenes que recordaré por siempre. En este crucero oceanográfico, de entre los siete pisos que contiene, se encuentran varios laboratorios de investigación —todos ellos enfocados a estudiar diferentes propiedades físicas, químicas, geológicas y biológicas del fondo marino—. En esta ocasión nos tocó navegar hacia el Golfo de California para perforar y recuperar núcleos de los sedimentos que cubren el fondo marino.</p>
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<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-35661" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3680-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="450" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3680-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3680-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3680-1024x768.jpeg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
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<p>La vida en medio del mar es fascinante y aunque te exige apegarte a una rutina muy específica de trabajo, todos los días son una aventura nueva para mí. Desde despertar y ver los colores del amanecer, las olas del mar, los animales nadando o volando a nuestro alrededor, hasta descubrir las diferentes texturas, colores y olores de los sedimentos marinos. El tiempo en el barco se me ha ido entre seminarios de investigación, entrenamiento técnico y discusiones científicas dentro de este gran laboratorio flotante. Me encanta decir que tenemos ciencia las 24 horas del día.</p>
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<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-35660" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DSC_0132-e1571013586959-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="394" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DSC_0132-e1571013586959-300x197.jpg 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DSC_0132-e1571013586959-768x505.jpg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DSC_0132-e1571013586959-1024x673.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
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<p>A veces estamos tan inmersos en nuestro trabajo que no sentimos el vaivén de las olas del mar abierto, pero es muy curioso cómo las podemos ver en nuestras mediciones en el laboratorio; por ejemplo, en la pantalla de la balanza analítica puedes ver cómo se dibujan ondas de diferentes tamaños mientras se registra el peso de nuestras muestras de sedimentos. Claro, también la estabilidad que tenemos se debe en gran parte a la perfecta combinación entre la infraestructura del JR y las aguas calmadas del Golfo de California… pero nos estamos moviendo.</p>
<p>A las seis de la tarde, cuando termina mi turno de 12 horas de trabajo, siempre me gusta salir a ver los colores del atardecer y cómo se oculta el sol detrás de las montañas lejanas a nosotros para darle paso a las estrellas. Las últimas horas de mi día las dedico a mi mí misma, para descansar. Es una buena oportunidad para visitar las áreas recreativas del JR como la salita de cine para ver una película o también aprovecho el tiempo para hacer una videollamada con mi familia.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Pienso que regresaré a casa con una de las mejores experiencias de toda mi vida.</p></blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>Nos vamos acercando a la mitad de nuestra expedición y no puedo estar más feliz y emocionada por todo lo que viene, nuestros próximos descubrimientos en medio del mar y nuestro viaje por las aguas de la Cuenca de Guaymas a bordo del JR. Pienso que regresaré a casa con una de las mejores experiencias de toda mi vida.</p>
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<title>Expedition 385 Begins!</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo Pérez Ortega]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 03:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Everything started on Saturday, September 15, when the famous <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> arrived to San Diego around 3 p.m.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tobias Höfig, expedition project manager of Expedition 385, other scientists and I gathered on the international Pier to witness the arrival of the majestous ship. We were quite excited to meet out home for the next two months.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: left;">.<a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@TheJR</a> just arrived in San Diego. Wonder how a ship this big makes it to port so smoothly? This time-lapse video represents ~30 minutes in real time. This is the end of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXP385T?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#EXP385T</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXP385?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#EXP385</a> will begin shortly. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSFFunded?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#NSFFunded</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NSF_GEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@NSF_GEO</a> <a href="https://t.co/CHKuwwAsiU" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/CHKuwwAsiU</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">— JOIDES Resolution (@TheJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR/status/1173377915435663360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 15, 2019</a></p>
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<p><strong>The next day, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography hosted a Guaymas Basin Expedition symposium where scientists from the first deep-drilling Guaymas Expedition in 1978/79 [DSDP Expedition 64] met with the scientists who are now returning to the famous location.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">On Monday, Co-Chief Dan Lizarralde of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXP385?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#EXP385</a> met Joseph Curray, professor emeritus at <a href="https://twitter.com/Scripps_Ocean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@Scripps_Ocean</a> and science Co-chief of the first deep-drilling Guaymas Expedition 40 years ago. On <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXP385?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#EXP385</a>, we will return to this fascinating spreading system in Mexico. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f1f2-1f1fd.png" alt="🇲🇽" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://twitter.com/NSF_GEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@NSF_GEO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSFFunded?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#NSFFunded</a> <a href="https://t.co/gwNKWOHVtK" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/gwNKWOHVtK</a></p>
<p>— JOIDES Resolution (@TheJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR/status/1175550584499445760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 21, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Although the JR was on port, the next few days were full of meetings, presentations, workshops and some time to get to know each other. In the meant time, the technical staff and crew wee busy loading equipment and resupplying the ship for our expedition.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Then, on the morning of Sunday, September 22, the <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> departed San Diego, with 33 scientist from nine countries onboard. It was an exciting moment for all of us.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">HERE WE GO!! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/26f4.png" alt="⛴" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> We left port this morning and said goodbye to <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2600.png" alt="☀" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />San Diego. We’re now headed south to <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f1f2-1f1fd.png" alt="🇲🇽" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Mexican waters<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f30a.png" alt="🌊" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXP385?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#EXP385</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NSF_GEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@NSF_GEO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSFFunded?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#NSFFunded</a> <a href="https://t.co/gSlNTdrQ7w" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/gSlNTdrQ7w</a></p>
<p>— JOIDES Resolution (@TheJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR/status/1175809390223515649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 22, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>The transit was very smooth. We saw dolphins, turtles, flying fish and birds.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">¡Si estás en Ensenada, podrás ver pasar al <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JOIDESResolution?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#JOIDESResolution</a> rumbo al sur en unas horas! | If you’re in Ensenada, you’ll be able to see the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JOIDESResolution?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#JOIDESResolution</a> in a few hours heading south! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/26f4.png" alt="⛴" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f30a.png" alt="🌊" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://t.co/THtoh4QA4A" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/THtoh4QA4A</a></p>
<p>— JOIDES Resolution (@TheJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR/status/1175853179168333824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 22, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>While the scientists were training, getting acquainted with the equipment and drafting their methodologies, the Expedition 385 was already making headlines. With three Mexican scientist on board, the media was expectant of this adventure.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">Tres mexicanos participarán en una expedición científica en la Cuenca de Guayma, la cual, permitirá obtener más información sobre la historia de la Tierra y su evolución <a href="https://t.co/M70MBPvSC4">https://t.co/M70MBPvSC4</a></p>
<p>— El Universal (@El_Universal_Mx) <a href="https://twitter.com/El_Universal_Mx/status/1175398018985680896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 21, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I’ve built my career around this ship; it’s an old friend,” Scripps scientist Dick Norris told <a href="https://twitter.com/10News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@10News</a> of the JOIDES Resolution (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@TheJR</a>). This <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSFfunded?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#NSFfunded</a> scientific drilling vessel is visiting San Diego for a brief port call before heading back to sea. <a href="https://t.co/ApHzkyHzHX">https://t.co/ApHzkyHzHX</a></p>
<p>— Scripps Institution of Oceanography (@Scripps_Ocean) <a href="https://twitter.com/Scripps_Ocean/status/1174843729858838528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 20, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Scientists aboard drilling vessel begin project studying ocean floor off Guaymas, Sonora. <a href="https://t.co/44ShSxdxry">https://t.co/44ShSxdxry</a> <a href="https://t.co/qFUGgAFlUn" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/qFUGgAFlUn</a></p>
<p>— Mexico News Daily (@mexicond) <a href="https://twitter.com/mexicond/status/1176613354707795968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 24, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>On the afternoon of September 26, The JR arrived to the first site of our expedition. The weather was warm and the scenery was beautiful. We can see Isla Tortuga, which is a volcanic island with a large caldera in the middle.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We just arrived to our first drilling site of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXP385?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#EXP385</a> and that means that our dynamic positioning system kicks in. For that, 12 thrusters like this one are lowered to keep us stable while drilling. The first core on deck is expected early tomorrow! <a href="https://twitter.com/NSF_GEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@NSF_GEO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSFFunded?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#NSFFunded</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cores?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#cores</a> <a href="https://t.co/gqONv2on5m" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/gqONv2on5m</a></p>
<p>— JOIDES Resolution (@TheJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR/status/1177344444233859073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 26, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>The crew started lowering the drilling pipe immediately and now we’re expecting our first core in the early morning. Everybody is expectant, excited and nervous. We’ll see what secrets Guaymas’ hydrothermal sea floor has in store for us.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spotted: Our first APC coring bit being currently lowered down to the sea floor. *WE.ARE.EXCITED* <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f929.png" alt="🤩" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://twitter.com/NSF_GEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">@NSF_GEO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NSFFunded?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">#NSFFunded</a> <a href="https://t.co/8w4L8Zha7K" class="broken_link">pic.twitter.com/8w4L8Zha7K</a></p>
<p>— JOIDES Resolution (@TheJR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJR/status/1177377296442900481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="broken_link">September 27, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[School Rock]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 02:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>By Katie Dion & Melanie Kudra</strong></p>
<p>What are two educators from the Texas State Aquarium doing looking at rocks for 10 days? (It was no accident that we decided to chronicle the Birch Aquarium at Scripps visit for the blog!) Of course, as we have all learned this week, marine creatures do make up an important part of sediment cores, but an Aquarium’s tie to the oceanography can go much deeper.</p>
<p>We started the day by meeting two fellow educators at the Birch Aquarium, who led a mini-workshop on teaching strategies. After exploring properties of salt and fresh water, we discussed the pros and cons of the strategies at each of the four stations. We then headed out to our personal favorite learning strategy: freely exploring an Aquarium!</p>
<figure id="attachment_35460" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35460" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-35460" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Katie--225x300.png" alt="" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Katie--225x300.png 225w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Katie--768x1024.png 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Katie-.png 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35460" class="wp-caption-text">Overlooking the Scripps Pier</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_35446" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35446" style="width: 225px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-35446" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/School-of-Rocky-Intertidal-e1568425757725-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/School-of-Rocky-Intertidal-e1568425757725-225x300.jpg 225w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/School-of-Rocky-Intertidal-e1568425757725-768x1024.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35446" class="wp-caption-text">School of Rocky Intertidal</figcaption></figure>
<p>We didn’t get far before the School of Rock caught up to us:</p>
<figure id="attachment_35455" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35455" style="width: 388px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-35455" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Forams-252x300.jpg" alt="" width="388" height="462" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Forams-252x300.jpg 252w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Forams-768x915.jpg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Forams-860x1024.jpg 860w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Forams.jpg 1249w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35455" class="wp-caption-text">Sediment Core with Foraminifera at Birch Aquarium</figcaption></figure>
<p>It’s everywhere! But seriously, the Birch Aquarium did a great job of tying the oceanographic research at Scripps to their living collection, which gave us some ideas of our own (hold that thought!). We reluctantly tore ourselves away from the friendly sea hares…</p>
<figure id="attachment_35457" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35457" style="width: 356px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-35457" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Sea-Hare-300x145.png" alt="" width="356" height="172" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Sea-Hare-300x145.png 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Sea-Hare.png 674w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35457" class="wp-caption-text">(Melanie’s favorite animal)</figcaption></figure>
<p>and headed back to the beloved rock lab to learn about an alternative way of relating science knowledge: storytelling.</p>
<p>During a webinar with Sara ElShafie, we learned about the process of taking dry, complex research and turning it into compelling stories for all ages. Often we want to share so much of our knowledge and passion for a topic that we get bogged down in multiple ideas. The solution is simple: choose one main goal, one focus, one motivation and make sure it comes through clearly to your reader. The rest should all be support.<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-35448 " src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Webinar-e1568426787774-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="452" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Webinar-e1568426787774-225x300.jpg 225w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Webinar-e1568426787774-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Webinar-e1568426787774.jpg 1512w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px" /></p>
<p>Sara also advised us to identify the main character’s central belief and describe how it changes over the course of the story. Well, before attending School of Rock, these two animal lovers had doubts about how geology would be relevant to our Aquarium’s curriculum. We must admit our beliefs have changed over the course of this week, and we are excited to tell students the story of one of the habitats we highlight at the Texas State Aquarium: the Mesoamerican Reef in the Caribbean.</p>
<figure id="attachment_35443" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35443" style="width: 295px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-35443 " src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Coral-Reef-Ex.-e1568427061402-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="295" height="393" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Coral-Reef-Ex.-e1568427061402-225x300.jpg 225w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Coral-Reef-Ex.-e1568427061402-768x1024.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35443" class="wp-caption-text">The Mesoamerican Reef exhibit at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, TX</figcaption></figure>
<p>On Monday, we looked at a core sample taken from this reef system that clearly showed the remnants of sea life, and yesterday we examined core X-rays that showed evidence of bleaching and changes in coral growth over time. This is not to mention our study of foraminifera diversity before and after the meteorite impact on the Yucatan!</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35454" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Coral-Core-292x300.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="300" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Coral-Core-292x300.jpg 292w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Coral-Core-768x788.jpg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cropped-Coral-Core-998x1024.jpg 998w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35449" src="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/XRay-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/XRay-300x225.jpg 300w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/XRay-768x576.jpg 768w, https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/XRay-1024x768.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Stay tuned to see how we bring these stories to life for our students back at the Aquarium. We look forward to connecting our School of Rock experiences with our living exhibits!</p>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Katz-Cooper]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out this involved and intriguing board game about science aboard the JR developed by our Education Officer for Exp. 356:</p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/JR-Game-Board-1.pdf">Game Board part 1</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/JR-Game-Board-2.pdf">Game Board part 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Game-Rules.pdf">Rules</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Game-Pieces.pdf">Game Pieces</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cube.pdf">Cube for Dice</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PP-Cards.pdf">Physical Properties Data Cards</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Geochem-Cards.pdf">Geochemistry Data Cards</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Paleo-Cards.pdf">Paleo Data Cards</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PMag-Cards.pdf">Paleomagnetism Data Cards</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/SC-Cards.pdf">Strategraphic Correlation Data Cards</a></p>
<p><a href="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sedimentology-Cards.pdf">Sedimentology Data Cards</a></p>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aliki Weststrate]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The JOIDES Resolution vessel is now at our first site, which has the exciting name of U1518. You can sense the anticipation amongst all the scientists and technicians because in a few hours time we will be putting the drill down and pulling out the first cores for IODP Expedition 375.</p>
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<h3>HOW are we coring?</h3>
<p>Coring is done by lowering a long drill down below the seabed, and pulling out long, tubular core samples, much like an apple corer into an apple. When the tubes are pulled out, they contain a core sample of the rocks below. At our first site, we will be lowering the drill down 2700m to the sea floor, then drilling into the sediment below for another 600m (we call this 600mbsf which means metres below sea floor).</p>
<h3>Why are we coring here?</h3>
<p>Site 1 is where the frontal thrust of the Hikurangi subduction zone is located. The fault separates the Australian plate above from the Pacific plate below. This region is interesting because just after the M 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake in 2016 it set off a slow slip event here, which set this area shaking slowly like jelly in a bowl. It is also one of the shallowest subduction zones in the world, making it possible for an earth science ship like the JOIDES Resolution to drill into and study.</p>
<figure id="attachment_26776" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26776" style="width: 290px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-26776" src="https://joidesresolution.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hangfootwall.gif" alt="" width="290" height="157" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-26776" class="wp-caption-text">Schematic drawing of a hanging wall and a footwall</figcaption></figure>
<p>This diagram shows the block farthest to the right is shaped kind of like a foot, we call that the <strong>foot wall </strong>and here at the Hikurangi Subduction Zone that forms part of the Pacific plate. The block on the left forms part of the Australian plate and it is resting or <strong>hanging</strong> on top of the footwall block, so it’s called the <strong>hanging wall</strong>.<br />
An easy way to remember it is the hanging wall block is always above the fault plane, while the foot wall block is always below the fault plane.</p>
<p>We will be at this site coring for the next 5 days, and the core samples we bring up will be carefully matched with the seismic data already collected. Scientists will run lots of different experiments on them straight away in the labs, and also do more testing after the expedition. Each core is cut into 1.5 metre sections and tested for its physical properties, micro fossils, magnetic signature, density and moisture content. The cores are described by sedimentologists too, who record the different layers and types of rock in the core. Additionally, the chemistry lab run a lot of tests on how much sea water is in the sample, and what types (and amounts) of elements and minerals there are present.</p>
<p>All the information is collated to build a very detailed story of this frontal thrust site and its architecture – how the rocks were formed, when they were formed, and their properties.This work will help us understand the subduction zone and why it experiences slow slip earthquakes far better than we do now.</p>
<h3>What’s next?</h3>
<p>After 5 days of busy coring we will drill a new hole very close by and lower in New Zealand’s first deep sea observatory. More on this next week!</p>
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