Good morning, JOIDES Resolution. Sunrise seen through the prismatic azimuth device, which is an azimuth ring on top of a gyro compass. It is used to measure the bearing of an object. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 101_ exp390_C166.jpg]
Leonardo Tamborrino (Sedimentologist, MARUM, Germany) tries on a new pair of safety googles as part of his PPE (personal protective equipment). (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 102_ exp390_C160.jpg]
Whales! This week several sightings have been reported. Here is proof. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 103_ exp390_713.jpg]
Expedition 390 scientists at a site meeting. Claire Routledge (Micropaleontologist, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany) and Laura Guertin (Outreach Officer, Penn State Brandywine, USA) listen to one of the presentations. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 104_ exp390_.703jpg]
Lewis Grant (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Southampton, UK) attends the same meeting. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 105_ exp390_705.jpg]
On the rig floor, the first core from Hole U1557D sees daylight on a beautiful afternoon somewhere in the South Atlantic. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 106_ exp390_716.jpg]
Inside, Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Chris Lowery (Micropaleontologist, University of Texas at Austin, USA) are ready for core. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 108_ exp390_C187.jpg]
Working on a core catcher is no easy task. Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) makes it look easy. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 109_ exp390_730.jpg]
Some core catchers need special attention. Here the Siem driller, tool pusher, and offshore installation manager help retrieve the material inside the sleeve while Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) works on the additional part of the assembly. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 110_ exp390_C157.jpg]
Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) is another expert in the art of core catcher material retrieval. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 111_ exp390_C179.jpg]
Another day, another core. IODP technical personnel lead by Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) carry the core on the catwalk. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 112_ exp390_731.jpg]
Shout out to Outreach Officer Laura Guertin (Penn State Brandywine, USA), who is the broadcast queen of this expedition. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 113_ exp390_747.jpg]
Sunrise! This one was one for the books as the reds and oranges made space for the blue, transforming dawn into day. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 114_ exp390_C196.jpg]
Each IODP expedition has a patch design. Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) distributes patches to the Expedition 390 science party, and Co-Chief Scientist Roz Coggon (University of Southampton, UK) happily receives one. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 115_ exp390_C155.jpg]
Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) watches the progress of oxygen measurement in the sediments. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 116_ exp390_739.jpg]
Back to hard rock curation for Brittany Martinez (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) after we finish up soft sediment APC/XCB coring. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 117_ exp390_758.jpg]
Co-Chief Scientist Jason Sylvan (Texas A&M University, USA) studies the oxygen results. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 118_ exp390_745.jpg]
As the sun sets it peeks through the clouds. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 119_ exp390_755.jpg]
Sometimes, sunsets are spectacular enough to pull everybody out of the labs for 15 minutes. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 120_ exp390_742.jpg]
What are they doing, you ask. Leonardo Tamborrino (Sedimentologist, MARUM, Germany) and Roz Coggon (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Southampton, UK) scrape the surface of the core to remove splitting artifacts and uncover the hidden structural and textural aspects of these soft sediments. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 121_ exp390_C191.jpg]
Peekaboo behind the curtain. Lewis Grant (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Southampton, UK) prepares a rock for 3D imaging at the DMT scanner. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 122_ exp390_C192.jpg]
Sunrise on the bow of the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Marlo Gainsworthy & IODP ) [Photo ID: 123_ exp390_C172.jpg]
Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) cuts a rock on one of the rock saws in the splitting room. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 124_ exp390_C176.jpg]
What would you call it? We’ve seen a menagerie from jaguar breccia to giraffe rock. Stay tuned for more discoveries next week. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 125_ exp390_C200.jpg]