From left, Patty Standring (Sedimentologist, University of Texas at Austin, USA), Emmanuelle Ducassou (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bordeaux, France), and Melissa Berke (Organic Geochemist, University of Notre Dame, USA) enjoy a nice day on deck. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 033_exp401_C0911.jpg]
Sunset through the clouds. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 034_exp401_C0912.jpg]
The Siem rigfloor crew removes the core from the core barrel. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 035_exp401_0445.jpg]
Fadl Raad (Physical Properties Specialist/Downhole Measurements, Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli, France) shows the “Ready to Split” tag on the third core section of the expedition. (Credit: Patty Standring & IODP) [Photo ID: 036_exp401_C1050.jpg]
Clara Blättler (Inorganic Geochemist, University of Chicago, USA) prepares to process an interstitial water sample. (Credit: Danielle Noto & IODP) [Photo ID: 037_exp401_C1073.jpg]
Melissa Berke (Organic Geochemist, University of Notre Dame, USA) processes a head space sample. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 038_exp401_C1254.jpg]
Natacha Fabregas (Sedimentologist, University of Bergen, Norway), left, and Javier Hernandez Molina (Sedimentologist, Royal Holloway University of London, UK) scrape a core section half. (Credit: Kellan Moss & IODP) [Photo ID: 039_exp401_C1091.jpg]
Rachel Flecker (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bristol, United Kingdom) injects a sample into the gas chromatograph. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 040_exp401_C1112.jpg]
Moumita Das (Micropaleontologist, Banaras Hindu University, India) uses a stereoscope to look for foraminifera. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 041_exp401_C1171.jpg]
From left, Simon George (Sedimentologist, Macquarie University, Australia), Rachel Flecker (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bristol, United Kingdom), and Emmanuelle Ducassou (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bordeaux, France) discuss a core section half on the description table. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 042_exp401_C1230.jpg]
A yellow-legged gull flies over the sea on a cloudy day. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 043_exp401_C1695.jpg]
Jiabo Liu (Paleomagnetist, China University of Geosciences, China) takes a sample from a core for paleomagnetic analyses. (Credit: Kellan Moss & IODP) [Photo ID: 044_exp401_C1495.jpg]
A set of sample request tags next to the working half core sections. (Credit: Xunhui Xu & IODP) [Photo ID: 045_exp401_C1814.jpg]
Shamar Chin (Micropaleontologist, University of Iowa, USA) takes a sample from a working half core section for nannofossil analysis. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 046_exp401_C1263.jpg]
Wout Krijgsman (Paleomagnetist, Utrecht University, The Netherlands) inserts a sample into the JR6 spinner magnetometer. (Credit: Kellan Moss & IODP) [Photo ID: 047_exp401_C1992.jpg]
Zhiyang Li (Sedimentologist, Texas A&M International University, USA), left, and Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Tovar (Sedimentologist, University of Granada, Spain) work together on core descriptions. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 048_exp401_C1522.jpg]
Danielle Noto (Sedimentologist, Louisiana State University, USA) looks at a sediment smear slide on the microscope. (Credit: Natacha Fabregas & IODP) [Photo ID: 049_exp401_C2533.jpg]
View of a half full core section rack from the bottom of the core sections. (Credit: Xunhui Xu & IODP) [Photo ID: 050_exp401_C2331.jpg]
Closeup of the moon. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 051_exp401_C2141.jpg]