Expedition 390 Entier group. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 126_ exp390_1176.jpg]
Siem Assistant Driller works on the core winch. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 127_ exp390_767.jpg]
Siem crewmember operates the level wind on the core winch. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 128_ exp390_772.jpg]
Siem captain participates in an outreach tour to his daughter’s school. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 129_ exp390_991.jpg]
Sunset over the Southern Ocean. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 130_ exp390_853.jpg]
Sunrise on the bridge with Emily Estes (Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) and Jessica Riekenberg (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Chieh Peng, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 131_ exp390_C204.jpg]
Post-fire drill in the galley – debriefing with the Siem fireman and second mate. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 132_ exp390_780.jpg]
Co-Chief scientists Roz Coggon (University of Southampton, UK) and Jason Sylvan (Texas A&M University, USA) discuss which sample is suitable for microbiology while retaining essential pieces of lithological history. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 133_ exp390_882.jpg]
Siem personnel attach the VIT camera frame to the drill string. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 134_ exp390_794.jpg]
The VIT frame is deployed through the moonpool. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 135_ exp390_829.jpg]
Angela Slagle (Physical Properties Specialist, Columbia University, USA) and Clayton Furman (Schlumberger Logging Engineer) oversee downhole logging. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 136_ exp390_916.jpg]
The full moon as seen this week. (Credit: Myriam Kars, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 137_ exp390_C209.jpg]
Entier Camp Boss chops green onion to decorate the upcoming meal. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 138_ exp390_961.jpg]
Entier Lead Steward and dessert expert presents pannacotta with strawberries and raspberry sauce – the special dessert for Italian theme meal. We can confirm that it tastes as delicious as it looks. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 139_ exp390_965.jpg]
The transit to the last site took us slightly longer due to strong winds. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 140_ exp390_1175.jpg]
This week we invited all Entier and Siem personnel to laboratory tours. Here, Emily Estes (Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) explains a few major accomplishments of ocean drilling history over the last decades. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 141_ exp390_1043.jpg]
Justin Estep (Physical Properties Specialist, Northern Arizona University, USA) shows one of the Siem drillers a section of the core that we received thanks to the drillers. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 142_ exp390_760.jpg]
Andrew McIntyre (Physical Properties Specialist, The Open University, UK) explains ocean circulation and temperature gradients. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 143_ exp390_1047.jpg]
Entier staff explore rocks that are millions of years old. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 144_ exp390_1066.jpg]
Justin Estep (Physical Properties Specialist, Northern Arizona University, USA) explains the structures and textures and what they could imply in the context of Expedition 390. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 145_ exp390_1065.jpg]
Next stop on the tour is the core description area, where Kiho Yang (Sedimentologist, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea) explains the use of color identification in rock description. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 146_ exp390_1069.jpg]
Pamela Kempton (Petrologist, Kansas State University, USA) gives a short overview of the petrology of the rocks we have discovered so far. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 147_ exp390_1078.jpg]
Thin sections are part of the tool set to reconstruct the story hidden in the rock samples we recovered. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 148_ exp390_1176.jpg]
Elliot Carter (Petrologist, University of Manchester, UK) shows the rocks on a smaller scale through the microscope. (Credit: Fabricio Ferreira, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 149_ exp390_C224.jpg]
The ship’s derrick during a spectacular sunset. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 150_ exp390_1169.jpg]
Happy birthday this week to Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)! (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 151_ exp390_1087.jpg]
Chinese soup was served for Yi’s special day as well – Entier went above and beyond once again. Jaume Dinares-Turell (Paleomagnetist, National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology, Italy), Kiho Yang (Sedimentologist, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea), Mako Takada (Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, The University of Tokyo, Japan), Chieh Peng (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), and Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA). (Credit: Entier personnel & IODP) [Photo ID: 152_ exp390_C245.jpg]
Sunset on the helideck is a welcome break from report writing. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 153_ exp390_1146.jpg]
The samples slowly but steadily stack up as end week 6 of Expedition 390. (Credit: Angela Slagle & IODP) [Photo ID: 154_ exp390_C201.jpg]
Sedimentologists Leonardo Tamborrino (MARUM, Germany) and Michael Kaplan (Columbia University, USA) work on the “big picture” using printouts and magnets. (Credit: Emily Estes, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 155_ exp390_C205.jpg]