A split image photo composition shows Steven Clemens (Co-chief Scientist, Brown University, USA), John Kirkpatrick (Inorganic Geochemist, University of Rhode Island, USA), Kate Littler (Sedimentologist, University of Exeter, United Kingdom), and Kaustubh Thirumalai (Sedimentologist, University of Texas at Austin, USA) holding the crushed core liner. A close up photo below reveals the effects of the heat and pressure that occurred during the event. (Credit: Kaustubh Thirumalai & IODP) [Photo ID: exp353_073]