The JOIDES Resolution’s mast and derrick at sunset. (Credit: Natsue Abe & IODP) [Photo ID: 043_exp399_C0156.jpg]
Hard rock samples immersed under vacuum to saturate the pore spaces with water to make more accurate p-wave measurements. (Credit: Natsue Abe & IODP) [Photo ID: 044_exp399_C0163.jpg]
Doris Piñero Lajas (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) marks the orientation on whole-round core pieces and determines where the pieces fit together. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 045_exp399_0454.jpg]
Andrew Parsons (Structural Geologist, University of Plymouth, UK), top left, and Frieder Klein (Metamorphic Petrologist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) look for signs of intelligent life. (Credit: Rebecca Kuehn & IODP) [Photo ID: 046_exp399_C0171.jpg]
From left, Kuan-Yu Lin (Igneous Petrologist, University of Delaware, USA), Johannes Lissenberg (Igneous Petrologist, Cardiff University, UK), Lesley Anderson (Onboard Outreach Officer, Library of Congress, USA), and Kristin Dickerson (Physical Properties Specialist/Downhole Measurements, University of California Santa Cruz, USA) hang out on deck. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 047_exp399_C0176.jpg]
Ethan Lopes (Paleomagnetist, Stanford University, USA) waits for a liquid nitrogen bottle to be filled. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 048_exp399_0383.jpg]
Compass on the top deck at night. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 049_exp399_0456.jpg]
From left, William Brazelton (Microbiologist, University of Utah, USA), Carel Lewis (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), Barbara John (Structural Geologist, University of Wyoming, USA), Andrew Parsons (Structural Geologist, University of Plymouth, UK), and Susan Lang (Co-Chief Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) discuss which piece of core will be taken for microbiological subsampling and analysis. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 050_exp399_0408.jpg]
Andrew Parsons (Structural Geologist, University of Plymouth, UK) takes a close look at a piece of core. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 051_exp399_0409.jpg]
A striking sunset on a cloudy day. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 052_exp399_C0182.jpg]
Entier personnel prepare a delicious barbeque. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 053_exp399_0391.jpg]
A full moon and clouds. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 054_exp399_C0187.jpg]
A Siem crewmember is lifted to the top of the drill block. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 055_exp399_C0188.jpg]
Rémi Coltat (Metamorphic Petrologist, CSIC-UGR, Spain), left, and Toshio Nozaka (Metamorphic Petrologist, Okayama University, Japan) look at a piece of core under the stereoscope while performing a hardness test. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 057_exp399_0407.jpg]
Core section halves with freshly applied core piece ID stickers waiting to dry. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 058_exp399_0459.jpg]
From top, Luan Heywood (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Bridgette Cervera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Oscar Cavazos (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) enjoy the seascape. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 059_exp399_C0189.jpg]
Johannes Lissenberg (Igneous Petrologist, Cardiff University, UK) takes a close look at a core piece with a loupe. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 060_exp399_0421.jpg]