Bridgette Cervera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) labels core sections on their end caps as they go into the laser engraver. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 052_exp401_C2853.jpg]
Wout Krijgsman (Paleomagnetist, Utrecht University, The Netherlands) celebrates his birthday with a delicious birthday cake. Happy birthday Wout! (Credit: Danielle Noto & IODP) [Photo ID: 053_exp401_C3353.jpg]
From left, Clara Blättler (Inorganic Geochemist, University of Chicago, USA), Sarah Feakins (Organic Geochemist, University of Southern California, USA), Kellan Moss (Outreach Officer, Freelance Artist, USA), and Natacha Fabregas (Sedimentologist, University of Bergen, Norway) spell out XMAS to celebrate the holiday. (Credit: Xunhui Xu & IODP) [Photo ID: 054_exp401_C2893.jpg]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer expertly carved into a watermelon. (Credit: Trevor Williams & IODP) [Photo ID: 055_exp401_C3079.jpg]
The Entier catering crew serves a special meal on Christmas. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 056_exp401_0498.jpg]
Scientists enjoy their Christmas meal in the galley. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 057_exp401_C3028.jpg]
Sun rays peek out from between the clouds, while a nearby vessel sails on the horizon. (Credit: Patty Standring & IODP) [Photo ID: 058_exp401_C3080.jpg]
Crew members sing carols during the Christmas celebration. (Credit: Trevor Williams & IODP) [Photo ID: 059_exp401_C3179.jpg]
Alexander Roth (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) plays the guitar for everyone at the Christmas event. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 060_exp401_0647.jpg]
Santa Claus arrives on the JOIDES Resolution and gives out Christmas presents. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 061_exp401_0655.jpg]
From left, Emmanuelle Ducassou (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bordeaux, France), Natacha Fabregas (Sedimentologist, University of Bergen, Norway), and Mohamed Zakaria Yousfi (Micropaleontologist, Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, Morocco) sing a Christmas carol in French. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 062_exp401_0681.jpg]
A Yellow-legged gull flies under a blue sky. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 063_exp401_C3829.jpg]
Javier Hernandez Molina (Sedimentologist, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom) pretends to take a bite of his birthday cake. Feliz cumpleaños Javier. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 064_exp401_0694.jpg]
Francisco Javier Rodriguez-Tovar (Sedimentologist, University of Granada, Spain), left, and Shamar Chin (Micropaleontologist, University of Iowa, USA) discuss the core sections. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 065_exp401_C3513.jpg]
Natacha Fabregas (Sedimentologist, University of Bergen, Norway), left, explains the core description process on a virtual outreach tour lead by Kellan Moss (Outreach Officer, Freelance Artist, USA). (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 066_exp401_0734.jpg]
Clara Blättler (Inorganic Geochemist, University of Chicago, USA), right, describes the work done in the shipboard chemistry lab to an outreach audience. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 067_exp401_0778.jpg]
Kellan Moss (Outreach Officer, Freelance Artist, USA) draws a scientist working in the paleomagnetic lab. (Credit: Erin Winick Anthony & IODP) [Photo ID: 068_exp401_C3638.jpg]
Boxed core liners piled on each other. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 069_exp401_0748.jpg]
The Siem rig floor crew prepares a casing to be installed in Hole U1610A. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 070_exp401_0747.jpg]
The Hole U1610A re-entry cone is deployed through the moonpool. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 071_exp401_C3729.jpg]
The VIT camera and instruments system is prepared for deployment to the sea floor, carrying decorated styrofoam cups in a blue mesh bag. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 072_exp401_0791.jpg]
Sarah Feakins (Organic Geochemist, University of Southern California, USA), left, and Johanna Suhonen (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) hold a water sample taken from the Niskin bottles that were deployed to the sea floor on the VIT system. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 073_exp401_0843.jpg]
Scientists enjoy a beautiful sunrise from the top deck. (Credit: Jiabo Liu & IODP) [Photo ID: 074_exp401_C4014.jpg]
An extraordinary, high-level performance from a crew member at the end of the year “JR’s Got Talent” event. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 075_exp401_C4070.jpg]
From left, the Entier Camp Boss, Douglas Cummings (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Shamar Chin (Micropaleontologist, University of Iowa, USA) serve as judges at the “JR’s Got Talent” event. (Credit: Simon George & IODP) [Photo ID: 076_exp401_C4045.jpg]
The “Cups” performance band takes second place at the “JR’s Got Talent” event. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 077_exp401_0962.jpg]
Erika Tanaka (Inorganic Geochemist, Kochi University, Japan) shows off her first-place trophy won at the “JR’s Got Talent” event. She won a trip to Naples, Italy! (which also happens to be the end port of Expedition 401…) (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 078_exp401_0994.jpg]