Welcome to the busy, final week of Expedition 397! As you can see, the core racks are full. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 150_exp397_1312]
Saray Sanchez (Physical Properties Specialist, Oregon State University, USA) powers through the busy days in the core lab. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 151_exp397_1261]
Junichiro Kuroda (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Tokyo, Japan) helps on the X-ray core scanner. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 152_exp397_1262]
In the splitting room, the saw barely gets a break. Here, Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Daniel Marone (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) wash the split sections while Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) operates the saw. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 153_exp397_1314]
The Expedition 397 sedimentology team that has been busy describing cores for the last 8 weeks. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 154_exp397_1316]
Jimin Yu (Sedimentologist, Australian National University, Australia) transfers a section half from the core description area to the source rock magnetometer. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 155_exp397_1264]
Chuang Xuan (Paleomagnetist, University of Southampton, UK) analyses data in the paleomagnetism lab. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 156_exp397_1266]
Between cores, we catch a glimpse of the sunset. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 157_exp397_1388]
After a busy night, the sun rises behind the Portuguese mountains. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 158_exp397_1400]
Some birds catch a ride on the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 159_exp397_1374]
Expedition 397 T-shirt logo design winners, Louise Dauchy-Tric (Paleomagnetist, Université de Paris, France) and Marion Peral (Micropaleontologist, Université de Bordeaux, France), add their design to the wall. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 160_exp397_1318]
Birds play during sunset. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 161_exp397_1330]
The last birthday celebration of Expedition 397. Happy birthday Sandra Herrmann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO)! (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 162_exp397_1349]
A full rainbow after a downpour. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 163_exp397_1353]
Whales visit the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 164_exp397_C1536]
And then came the day with the special cores on deck: the core that tipped Expedition 397 recovery to over 6000 m, the last core of both shifts at cross-over, and the last-last core. Here, Marion Peral (Micropaleontologist, Université de Bordeaux, France) receives the core catcher from the rig floor crew. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 165_exp397_1415]
On the catwalk, Emilia Salgueiro (Sedimentologist, IPMA, Portugal), Viviane dos Santos Rocha (Sedimentologist, Northern Illinois University, USA), and Lucien Nana Yobo (Inorganic/Organic Geochemist, Texas A&M University, USA) stand ready to carry the core. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 166_exp397_1521]
Fatima Abrantes (Co-Chief Scientist, IPMA, Portugal) is ready to receive the last core catcher of the expedition, with guidance from Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 167_exp397_C1523]
A montage of photos of scientists processing the final core on the catwalk, guided by the technical staff. (Credit: IODP) [Photo ID: 168_exp397_1537]
More happy faces as the final core gets carried on the catwalk. From left: Jimin Yu (Sedimentologist, Australian National University, Australia), Jerry McManus (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA), May Huang (Stratigraphic Correlation/Physical Properties Specialist, National Museum of Natural History, USA), Komal Verma (Micropaleontologist, Banaras Hindu University, India), and Jasmin Link (Sedimentologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 169_exp397_1422]
David Hodell (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Cambridge, UK) leads the scientists carrying the last core of the expedition. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 170_exp397_C1524]
David Hodell (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Cambridge, UK) cuts the core into sections. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 171_exp397_C1490]
Fatima Abrantes (Co-Chief Scientist, IPMA, Portugal) presses the sample out of the core catcher shoe. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 172_exp397_C1526]
More happy faces! Louise Dauchy-Tric (Paleomagnetist, Université de Paris, France) and Carlos Alvarez Zarikian (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODp JRSO) smile after the last core is recovered and two months of hard work are coming to an end. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 173_exp397_C1527]
Viviane dos Santos Rocha (Sedimentologist, Northern Illinois University, USA) carries a core section into the lab. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 174_exp397_C1530]
Jasmin Link (Sedimentologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany) packs up the last section after it is described. (Credit: Chuang Xuan & IODP) [Photo ID: 175_exp397_C1473]
Selfie moment in the paleomagnetics laboratory as the last section of the expedition gets analyzed. From left: Chuang Xuan (Paleomagnetist, University of Southampton, UK), Saray Sanchez (Physical Properties Specialist, Oregon State University, USA), Jasmin Link (Sedimentologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany), Hannah Brooks (Sedimentologist, RWTH Aachen University, Germany), and Celeste Pallone (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA). (Credit: Chuang Xuan & IODP) [Photo ID: 176_exp397_C1474]
The JOIDES Resolution passes through the Strait of Gibraltar at 0500 h and sails into the Mediterranean. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 177_exp397_1548]