Eric Moortgat (Assistant Lab Officer, IODP JRSO) receiving core on the catwalk from the drill floor. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_030]
Katy Smith (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) measuring sections of the core on the catwalk, as Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and James (Hai) Zhao (Applications Developer, IODP JRSO) stand by. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_031]
Doris Pinero Lajas and Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialists, IODP JRSO) carefully pull two sections of the core apart, after it has been cut. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_032]
Eric Moortgat (Assistant Lab Officer, IODP JRSO) cautiously shaking the core into split liners to begin the hard rock curation process. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_033]
Restless waves force tired seabirds to the skies. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_034]
Eric Moortgat (Assistant Lab Officer, IODP JRSO) writing the percentage of recovered core on the whiteboard. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_035]
Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) showing green alteration along a crack in the basalt. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_036]
Luan Heywood (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) observing the vesicles in the basalt with a hand lens. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_037]
Close-up of Luan Heywood (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) making observations with a hand lens. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_038]
A clear reflection of the derrick and blue sky in Doug Cummings’ (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) glasses. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_039]
Leah LeVay (Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO) taking in the sunshine on the bow. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_040]
Siem personnel helps thread a new core liner to be sent to the seafloor on the drill floor. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_041]
Siem personnel work on the drill floor. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_042]
Siem personnel retrieve a new core from the core barrel. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_043]
Doris Pinero Lajas (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) using epoxy glue to attach bin labels to the bottom of the hard rock. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_044]
From the outside looking in — a nighttime shot of the illuminated catwalk. (Credit: Ionela Samoila, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_045]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) melting sediment in the beadmaker, in preparation for inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_046]
Vincent Percuoco (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) adding the wetting agent to the sample to aid in bead making. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_047]
Etienne Claassen (Marine Instrumentation Specialist, IODP JRSO) retrieving the Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) tool from the Vibration Isolated Television (VIT) frame. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_048]
Ionela Samoila (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) transferring a sample to be run on the coulometer to test for the amount of inorganic carbon. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_049]
Tiago Biller (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) in the background, logging information for curation. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_050]
Boat drill in the sun. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_051]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) operating the handheld portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF). (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_052]
A pink and blue sunrise. (Credit: Ionela Samoila, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_053]
Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) views the sunrise from the bridge roof. (Credit: Ionela Samoila, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395C_054]