Excited scientists point to the display, which shows the achievement of drilling a hole 1,000 meters below sea floor. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 095_exp399_C0241.jpg]
A beautiful sunset view. (Credit: Kristin Dickerson & IODP) [Photo ID: 096_exp399_C0249.jpg]
Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), left, watches Alexander Roth (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) fine tune the JR6 spinner magnetometer. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 097_exp399_0819.jpg]
Oscar Cavazos (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), left, and Haiyang Liu (Igneous Petrologist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China) show off the 100th sample fused into a glass bead for ICP-AES analysis. (Credit: Haiyang Liu & IODP) [Photo ID: 098_exp399_C0247.jpg]
Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) watches for protected marine species during vertical seismic profiling (VSI). (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 099_exp399_0606.jpg]
View of the ship from the helideck on a sunny day. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 100_exp399_0630.jpg]
Marine laboratory specialists prepare the assembly that carries the CTD, Kuster, and ETBS tools to sample water and measure temperature parameters along the water column inside a drilled hole. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 101_exp399_0652.jpg]
Siem personnel insert the CTD, Kuster, and ETBS tools assembly in the pipe to sample water and measure temperature parameters along the water column inside the drilled hole. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 102_exp399_0677.jpg]
Expedition participants at Muster Station 1 during a safety drill. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 103_exp399_0698.jpg]
Siem and Entier personnel at a safety drill. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 104_exp399_0704.jpg]
Expedition 399 scientists raise their hands at the bow for a group photo. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 105_exp399_0736.jpg]
Scientists perform a baby manticore dance. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 106_exp399_0739.jpg]
From left, Vamdev Pathak (Paleomagnetist, Central University of Punjab, India), Jeremy Deans (Physical Properties Specialist/Downhole Measurements, University of Southern Mississippi, USA), and Ethan Lopes (Paleomagnetist, Stanford University, USA) pose for a “shirt group” photo. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 107_exp399_0758.jpg]
From left-bottom, Jordyn Robare (Microbiologist/Geochemist, Arizona State University, USA), Fengping Wang (Microbiologist, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), Gordon Southam (Microbiologist, The University of Queensland, Australia), Susan Lang (Co-Chief Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA), and William Brazelton (Microbiologist, University of Utah, USA) show off the large muscles they have developed from crushing rocks for MBIO analysis. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 108_exp399_0761.jpg]
Andrew Parsons (Structural Geologist, University of Plymouth, UK), right, signs Lesley Anderson's (Onboard Outreach Officer, US Antarctic Program, USA) outreach flag that has been to all 7 continents. The flag has been signed by students, educators, scientists, and the general public so Lesley can bring them with her on each expedition. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 109_exp399_0772.jpg]
From left, Matt Allen (Development Engineer, IODP JRSO), Geoffrey Wheat (Inorganic Geochemist/Organic Geochemist, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA), Oscar Cavazos (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Kara Vadman (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Susan Lang (Co-Chief Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA), and Kirby Garrett (Schlumberger Logging Engineer) enjoy their BBQ meal at the picnic table. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 110_exp399_0792.jpg]
Delicious pork belly on the grill. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 111_exp399_0689.jpg]
Participants enjoy the nice weather at the picnic tables during a barbecue. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 112_exp399_0811.jpg]
A wahoo swims around the ship. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 113_exp399_C0252.jpg]
The sun, framed by the silhouettes of clouds at sunset. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 114_exp399_C0254.jpg]