Core on Deck!
After a 5-day transit Expedition 401 arrived at its first drill site (ALM-03B) on Sunday evening, December 17! With the…
JR ACADEMY: HUMP DAY!
February 17, 2023 I am a participant for the JR Academy traveling from Ellensburg, WA where I…
Of Moholes and Men (Part II)
In my last blog, I wrote about how John Steinbeck had studied marine biology before dropping out of college to…
360: View from the top of the ship
Climb 216 feet (66 meters) up the derrick to get a view of the South Pacific and the New Zealand…
360: Lifeboat drill
Experience a lifeboat drill on the JR in 360 Use your mouse to click around a full 360 degree view…
360: Ocean drilling
Experience the JR drill floor in 360 Use your mouse to click around these 360 degree videos to get a…
360: JR Labs
Experience the lab space on the JOIDES Resolution in 360 Use your computer mouse to click around a full 360…
The Liftboat Myrtle vs The JOIDES Resolution
The JOIDES Resolution and the Liftboat Myrtle are both being used as platforms for ocean scientific drilling, but, beyond that,…
Learn About Seafloor Spreading with Real Ocean Drilling Data
In the last “Educator Ideas” blog, I shared an activity that showed students what it looks like when an ocean…
What is a Seamount?
Yesterday, the JOIDES Resolution set sail from Auckland, New Zealand into the Pacific Ocean to drill on the seamounts of the Louisville Seamount…