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Exp 375 – Photo Journey to NZ’s Largest Fault

Exp 375 – Photo Journey to NZ’s Largest Fault

Watch photo highlights of Expedition 375 to the Hikurangi Subduction Zone – New Zealand’s largest fault.

01
May 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Expeditions, Life at Sea, STEM CareersLeave a comment
Piecing together the puzzle of the Hikurangi subduction zone

Piecing together the puzzle of the Hikurangi subduction zone

Expedition 375 is part of a much larger research effort to piece together the story of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone….

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Guest blog: Ake Fagereng

Guest blog: Ake Fagereng

I’m sailing on this expedition as a structural geologist, and as such my main interest is in how rocks deform…

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17
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, STEM CareersLeave a comment
Two observatories give us stereo vision inside the slow slip zone

Two observatories give us stereo vision inside the slow slip zone

http:// Click on the location icons to learn more about each site. The Google Map may not work in all…

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16
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Expeditions, Geological time, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Seamounts – are they an important piece of the slow slip puzzle?

Seamounts – are they an important piece of the slow slip puzzle?

As we mentioned in our last blog, Site U1520 sits at the base of Tūranganui Knoll. This is an isolated…

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09
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Deep in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone

Deep in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone

Click on the location icons to read more. The Google Map may not work in all web browsers – if you…

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07
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, History of Earth, Microfossils, Paleomagnetism, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
The stages of Te Matakite’s installation

The stages of Te Matakite’s installation

Our first observatory on Expedition 375 is one of the most complex ever installed because instrument packages have to fit in the…

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Apr 2018
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