Rotary core barrel drill bit after several hours of drilling hard rock cores. (Credit: Julia Reece & IODP) [Photo ID: 055_exp393_C0142.JPG]

Trevor Williams (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) on deck. (Credit: Julia Reece & IODP) [Photo ID: 056_exp393_C0144.JPG]

Damon Teagle (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Southampton, UK) and Thomas Belgrano (Petrologist, University of Southampton, UK) examine cored rocks in the core description lab. (Credit: Julia Reece & IODP) [Photo ID: 057_exp393_C0149.JPG]

Sarah Widlansky (Physical Properties Specialist, University of New Hampshire, USA) works next to the pycnometer in the physical properties lab. (Credit: Julia Reece & IODP) [Photo ID: 058_exp393_C0150.JPG]

Sun rays through dark clouds. (Credit: Chiara Amadori & IODP) [Photo ID: 059_exp393_C0160.JPG]

Hats ready for celebration of The Great Mid-Atlantic Ridge crossing. (Credit: Chiara Amadori & IODP) [Photo ID: 060_exp393_C0162.JPG]

Chiara Amadori (Physical Properties Specialist/Stratigraphic Correlator, University of Pavia, Italy) describes The Great Mid-Atlantic Ridge crossing. (Credit: Chiara Amadori & IODP) [Photo ID: 061_exp393_C0164.JPG]

Aled Evans (Petrologist, University of Southampton, UK) explains acquisition and analysis using the DMT drill core scanner. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 062_exp393_0477.jpg]

Heather Barnes (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), Nick Logan (Marine Computer Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Michelle Penkrot (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) wait to receive a new core on the catwalk. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 063_exp393_0493.jpg]

Scientists discuss the selection of rock pieces to be taken for analysis. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 064_exp393_0296.jpg]

Ying Wee (Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, Texas A&M University, USA) and Michelle Penkrot (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) pack a sample for microbiological analysis. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 065_exp393_0307.jpg]

Thomas Belgrano (Petrologist, University of Southampton, UK) and Michelle Harris (Petrologist, University of Plymouth, UK) define splitting orientations on rock pieces. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 066_exp393_0501.jpg]

Half-moon close-up. (Credit: Kevin Grigar & IODP) [Photo ID: 067_exp393_C0167.JPG]

Doris Piñero Lajas (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) creates ID tags for rock pieces while Eric Moortgat (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) selects rock pieces for splitting. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 068_exp393_0318.jpg]

Eric Moortgat (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) shows a freshly split rock piece. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 069_exp393_0325.jpg]

Bridgette Cervera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) glues ID tags to rock pieces. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 070_exp393_0327.jpg]

Thomas Belgrano (Petrologist, University of Southampton, UK), Timothy D’Angelo (Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, USA), and Michelle Penkrot (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) select rock pieces to be taken for analysis. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 071_exp393_0331.jpg]

Elmar Albers (Petrologist, University of Bremen, Germany) and Julia Reece (Co-Chief Scientist, Texas A&M University, USA) discuss descriptions of rock pieces in the core description lab. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 072_exp393_0513.jpg]

Julia Reece (Co-Chief Scientist, Texas A&M University, USA), Mallika Jonnalagadda (Petrologist, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India), Chiara Amadori (Physical Properties Specialist/Stratigraphic Correlator, University of Pavia, Italy), and Sarah Widlansky (Physical Properties Specialist, University of New Hampshire, USA) examine rocks for core description. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 073_exp393_0517.jpg]

Sunset through dark clouds. (Credit: Chiara Amadori & IODP) [Photo ID: 074_exp393_C0172.JPG]

Aled Evans (Petrologist, University of Southampton, UK) marks rock pieces to define cutting lines. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 075_exp393_0367.jpg]

Ying Wee (Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, Texas A&M University, USA), Jessica Labonte (Microbiologist, Texas A&M University-Galveston, USA), and Michelle Harris (Petrologist, University of Plymouth, UK) select rock pieces to be taken for analysis. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 076_exp393_0371.jpg]

After sunset, a beautiful colored sky. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 077_exp393_0524.jpg]

Sunset beside the ship derrick. (Credit: Kevin Grigar & IODP) [Photo ID: 078_exp393_0175.JPG]

End of COVID protocols! Michelle Penkrot (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) removes her facemask. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 079_exp393_0396.jpg]

Paul Moal-Darrigade (Sedimentologist, Université de Bordeaux, France) and Alina Shchepetkina (Sedimentologist, University of Lisbon, Portugal) celebrate the end of COVID protocols as they remove their facemasks. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 080_exp393_0401.jpg]

Nobuhiro Doi (Micropaleontologist, Chiba University, Japan) works in the microscope lab. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 081_exp393_0411.jpg]

Trevor Williams (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) leads a presentation to scientists in the conference room. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 082_exp393_0417.jpg]

Siem Offshore personnel remove the core catcher to release the core that just arrived on deck. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 083_exp393_0421.jpg]

Doris Piñero Lajas (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) receives the core catcher and prepares to extrude the materials on the catwalk. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 084_exp393_0425.jpg]

Oscar Cavazos (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and the other marine techs prepare the core new to be sectioned on the catwalk. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 085_exp393_0432.jpg]

Nobuhiro Doi (Micropaleontologist, Chiba University, Japan) shows the paleontology sample taken directly on the catwalk. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 086_exp393_0437.jpg]

Michelle Penkrot (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) marks the core for proper section and sample cutting. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 087_exp393_0438.jpg]

Etienne Claassen (Marine Electronics Specialist, IODP JRSO) cuts core sections on the catwalk. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 088_exp393_0441.jpg]

Bridgette Cervera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) prepares core sections for laser engraving with identifiers. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 089_exp393_0448.jpg]

Timothy D’Angelo (Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, USA) and Danielle Santiago Ramos (Inorganic Geochemist, Rutgers University, USA) insert a probe into sediment core sections to measure oxygen levels. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 090_exp393_0455.jpg]

Paul Moal-Darrigade (Sedimentologist, Université de Bordeaux, France) birthday cake. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 091_exp393_0459.jpg]

Paul Moal-Darrigade (Sedimentologist, Université de Bordeaux, France) birthday celebration aboard JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 092_exp393_0470.jpg]

Double rainbow seascape. (Credit: Kevin Grigar & IODP) [Photo ID: 093_exp393_0178.JPG]

Tessa Lund Peixoto (Outreach Officer, JVS Boston, USA) on deck. (Credit: Kevin Grigar & IODP) [Photo ID: 094_exp393_0182.JPG]

Siem Offshore Toolpusher on the drill floor. (Credit: Kevin Grigar & IODP) [Photo ID: 095_exp393_0184.JPG]