Blog Entry 02 16 10: The Two Sides of Antarctica
For the last few days, we have been at the whims of the spirits of Antarctica. We first had to…
Blog Entry 02 14 10: A Valentine’s Day Sunrise
Twins views of heaven
It is not often that one can gaze into the golden rays of heaven. But on two successive morns, The…
A TREE RING RECORD FROM THE DEEP SEA OFF OF ANTARCTICA
02 08 10 A tree ring record from the deep sea We have left a most extraordinary drilling…
GAZING OUT ONTO A MOST HOLY SITE
During our two days at the Adellie Site, the spirits of Antarctica granted us the glory of seeing the magnificence…
Getting Deep in the Greenhouse World
Blog entry 02 03 10: Getting Deep in the Greenhouse World We drilled over a thousand meters (3,300 feet +) of…
Life on the JR
Dear World, I don’t feel like writing much today … but I do feel like posting pictures. So here is…
Onward to the Second Site and Finding Forams
The first forams!!? Once all of the commotion died down, the paleontologists went off with their samples, washing the sediments…
Arriving at our first drilling site and the first cores of the expedition!
Reaching the First Drilling Site Our arrival to the first site has long been greatly anticipated, with an increasing excitement…
Doing Science on the JR
While we waiting for our very first core, I thought I would introduce you to some of the labs we…