Week 5 of Expedition 384 - stormy, windy, productive. Let’s see what happened. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-118]
Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) at “Mission Central,” where the ship’s position on site and seafloor depth, as well as the status of the analytical gases that are online can be monitored. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-119]
Cores in the lab, some whole-round samples ready to be taken. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-120]
Bill Rhinehart (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO) making plans after discussing the drilling progress with Peter Blum (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-121]
Entier personnel showing off the varieties of bread and rolls that are fresh out of the oven. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-122]
Mackenzie Schoemann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) preparing samples in the X-ray diffraction (XRD) laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-123]
From left: Alex Roth (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Gary Acton (Manager of Technical and Analytical Services, IODP JRSO) training in cutting samples for the paleomagnetism laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-124]
Alex Roth (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) working on the parallel saw. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-125]
Gary Acton (Manager of Technical and Analytical Services, IODP JRSO) explaining how to work with the drill press. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-126]
Then the storm came – the bow of the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-127]
Siem personnel on watch. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-128]
The North Atlantic in summer during a storm. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-129]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) decanting a sample. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-130]
Susan Boehm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) working in the thin section laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-131]
Thin sections getting polished, one of several steps to make thin sections. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-132]
The result of cutting, gluing, grinding, and polishing – a thin section showing off its colors. (Credit: Jenna Patten and Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-133]
Bill Rhinehart (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO) thinking of the tasks ahead as he returns from a break outside. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-134]
The technical staff of Expedition 384 in July before we departed Kristiansand, Norway. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-135]
The traditional end-of-expedition group photo on the bow – Expedition 384. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-136]
The last impression of the site as we move on toward port. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-137]
The last sunrise over the ocean as we wrap up Expedition 384 on the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Jenna Patten, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp384-138]