Wavy clouds and the silhouette of Greenland’s mountains before sunrise. (Credit: Laurel Childress, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 109_exp400_C0270.jpg]
Erick Bravo (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) takes a specially requested closeup image of a core section. (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 110_exp400_C0272.jpg]
The heart of the core. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 111_exp400_0953.jpg]
The JOIDES Resolution’s physician gets a surprise birthday cake from the Entier staff. Happy birthday! (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 112_exp400_0966.jpg]
One of the many sides of iceberg “Fred,” that stayed with the JOIDES Resolution for nearly a week. (Credit: Lara Perez Miguel & IODP) [Photo ID: 113_exp400_C0279.jpg]
Jian Ren (Micropaleontologist, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR, P.R. China) celebrates his birthday with a cake and a JOIDES Resolution birthday card. Happy birthday Jian! (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 114_exp400_1006.jpg]
Expedition participants gather in the mess hall to celebrate Jian Ren’s (Micropaleontologist, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR, P.R. China) birthday. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 115_exp400_1009.jpg]
Doris Piñero Lajas (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), left, and Bridgette Cervera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) pose for a photo with an iceberg far on the horizon. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 116_exp400_1076.jpg]
Decorated Styrofoam cups mounted on the Vibration Isolated Television (VIT) frame that will be sent to ~740 meters below sea level. These cups will shrink in size as they descend due to the increase in pressure. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 117_exp400_1017.jpg]
A Free-Fall Funnel (FFF) splashes into the moonpool on the way to the seafloor. This system provides a quick method to reenter a hole to facilitate a bit change. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 118_exp400_1028.jpg]
Scientists watch in real time as a Free-Fall Funnel is installed and the pipe from the hole is successfully removed before a bit change. The real time video is captured by the Vibration Isolated Television (VIT) system. (Credit: Sandra Passchier & IODP) [Photo ID: 119_exp400_C0280.jpg]
Composition of video frames captured by the Vibration Isolated Television (VIT) system showing a visit from an octopus. (Credit: IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 120_exp400_C0284.jpg]
A rotary core barrel (RCB) bit after about 70 rotary hours. (Credit: William Rhinehart, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 121_exp400_C0281.jpg]
An orange sky at sunset and the silhouette of iceberg “Fred.” (Credit: Laurel Childress, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 122_exp400_C0283.jpg]
Fawz Naim (Physical Properties Specialist, Ohio State University, USA) takes a sample of a working half core section at the sampling table. (Credit: Philip Staudigel & IODP) [Photo ID: 123_exp400_C0282.jpg]
Sandrine Le Houedec (Sedimentologist, University of Geneva, Switzerland) poses for a photo at sunset. (Credit: Sandrine Le Houedec & IODP) [Photo ID: 124_exp400_C0285.jpg]
Layers of clouds at sunset. (Credit: Zenon Mateo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 125_exp400_C0289.jpg]
A view of iceberg “Fred” with a pastel-colored sky at sunset. (Credit: Zenon Mateo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 126_exp400_C0290.jpg]
A spectacular sunrise behind Greenland’s mountains. (Credit: Zenon Mateo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 127_exp400_C0296.jpg]
Paul Knutz (Co-Chief Scientist, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark), left, activates the seismic source during a vertical seismic profile (VSP), while Laurel Childress (Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO) updates the log sheet. (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 128_exp400_C0300.jpg]
Air bubbles emerge around the buoy at the sea surface from the seismic source during a vertical seismic profile (VSP). (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 129_exp400_C0302.jpg]
Iceberg “Fred” under an overcast sky. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 130_exp400_1059.jpg]