Good morning - sunrise in the North Atlantic during Expedition 384. This week we follow hard rocks (basalt) through the laboratory and get a peek at the rest of the busy JOIDES Resolution daily operations. (Credit: Jenna Patten, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-087]
“Core on Deck” – Siem personnel pulling the core liner out of the core barrel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-088]
Peter Blum (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO) observing Daniel Marone (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Susan Boehm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) cutting the core in sections. (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-089]
From left: Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Sandra Herrmann (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), and Randy Gjesvold (Marine Electronics Specialist, IODP JRSO) capping the core after cutting while Nicolette Lawler (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) is working with the core catcher. (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-090]
Testing a new core cutter. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-091]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Susan Boehm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) working together on the core catcher bench. (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-092]
Aaron DeLoach (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) recording sections, lengths, and thus recovery. (Credit: Lisa Crowder, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-093]
On the rig floor: Siem personnel inserting a new core liner into the barrel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-094]
In the laboratory: The recovered basalt pieces starting their laboratory journey. First, they are shaken out of the liner. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-095]
Aaron DeLoach (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) and Susan Boehm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) wash the pieces and bin them out. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-096]
Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) getting a first look at the core. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-097]
The JOIDES Resolution had another bird species sighting this week. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-098]
Peter Blum (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO) studying whole-round data between catwalk visits. [Credit: Lisa Crowder, Photo ID: exp384-099]
Peter Blum (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO) marking split lines on the hard rock pieces. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-100]
In the galley: Entier personnel are always busy baking and preparing fresh food for the crew. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-101]
Nicolette Lawler (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) cross-checking markings on a whole-round sample. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-102]
Mackenzie Schoemann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) giving us a smile from the Section Half Imaging Logger (SHIL) where she is imaging the basalt pieces with the 360-degree rotation device. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-103]
Sandra Herrmann (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) splitting a piece of basalt on one of the rock saws. (Credit: Randy Gjesvold, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-104]
Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) entering and printing small labels for each piece of rock including Expedition, Site, Hole, Core, Section, bin, and orientation information. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-105]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) adding epoxy to each small label in order to adhere the label securely for years to come. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-106]
Watching the glue dry. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-107]
Mackenzie Schoemann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) running the Section Half Multi-Sensor Logger (SHMSL). In the background Randy Gjesvold (Marine Instrumentation Specialist, IODP JRSO) is reloading the SHIL with new sections to be imaged, and Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) produces more labels. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-108]
In the hotel stack: Entier personnel busy distributing laundry. It is all done within a few hours and back in front of the recipient’s door, fresh and ready to be used during the next day. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-109]
A calm ocean with sunshine and a thin cloud layer - a new day undoubtedly makes for new jobs on the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Jenna Patten, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-110]
After drilling has successfully recovered the rocks up to target depth, the hole needs to be logged. Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) connecting cables to prepare sound source for the vertical seismic imaging (VSI) run. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-111]
Rigging up the high-pressure guns. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-112]
Gary Acton (Manager of Technical and Analytical Services, IODP JRSO) happily triggering the air gun cluster. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-113]
The high-pressure air bubbles from the air gun produce a signal that can be measured by the VSI logging tool in the hole. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-114]
Mackenzie Schoemann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Nicolette Lawler (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) during marine species watch cross-over. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-115]
Schlumberger personnel overseeing the logging process. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-116]
A sunset finishes off an eventful week on the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-117]