Sea1 crewmembers remove the core barrel from the drill pipe. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 290_exp403_C1103.jpg]

Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) receives the core catcher from a Sea1 crewmember. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 291_exp403_1301.jpg]

Technicians and scientists cut a core into sections on the catwalk. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 293_exp403_1310.jpg]

Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) watches as Isuri Kapuge (Sedimentologist, University of Delaware, USA) cuts a core into sections. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 294_exp403_1328.jpg]

Chang Liu (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) secures an endcap on a freshly cut core section. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 295_exp403_1334.jpg]

Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) uses a sonic welder to secure endcaps to core sections. (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 296_exp403_C1289.jpg]

Daniel Rudbäck (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), left, and Aidan Leetz (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) wait to receive a new core from the drill floor. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 297_exp403_1263.jpg]

Aidan Leetz (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), second from left, sends the core barrel free-falling down to catch the next core, under the watchful eye of a Sea1 crewmember. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 298_exp403_1274.jpg]

Tiffany Liao (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), front, leads the line of marine technicians carrying a core onto the catwalk. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 299_exp403_C1318.jpg]

Sediment squeezes out of holes drilled in the core liner to relieve pressure caused by gas. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 300_exp403_C1099.jpg]

From left, Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Isuri Kapuge (Sedimentologist, University of Delaware, USA), Nicole Greco (Sedimentologist, University of Florida, USA), and Adriane Lam (Sedimentologist, Binghamton University, USA) gather for a photo together in the core lab. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 301_exp403_C1115.jpg]

James Zhao (Application Developer, IODP JRSO) plays ping-pong in the conference room. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 302_exp403_C1196.jpg]

James Kowalski (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) waves from the helideck. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 303_exp403_1438.jpg]

An upward view into the derrick from the drill floor. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 304_exp403_1502.jpg]

Scientists and IODP staff wait for the final core of Expedition 403 and the JOIDES Resolution’s International Ocean Discovery Program operations to be brought in from the catwalk. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 305_exp403_C1327.jpg]

From left, Catalina Gebhardt (Sedimentologist, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany), Thomas Ronge (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), Kerry Mullins (Marine Computer Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Khyber Jones (Videographer, Slingshot Pictures LLC, USA) wait for the marine technicians to bring the final core of Expedition 403 into the core lab. (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 306_exp403_C1291.jpg]

Tim Lyons (Videographer, Slingshot Pictures LLC, USA) shoots a video of the last JOIDES Resolution IODP core being taken from the catwalk into the core lab. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 307_exp403_C1283.jpg]

Kevin Grigar (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO), front, and Sea1 Toolpusher oversee final operations on the drill floor. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 308_exp403_C1281.jpg]

Marine technicians carry the final core of Expedition 403 and the JOIDES Resolution's IODP operations on the catwalk, led by Daniel Rudbäck (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 309_exp403_C1324.jpg]

A view of the pipe racker from the helideck, looking towards the rig floor. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 310_exp403_1426.jpg]

IODP staff of Expedition 403 pose for a group photo on the pipe racker. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 311_exp403_1235.jpg]

Sea1 crewmembers enjoy the sun while working on the pipe racker. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 312_exp403_1496.jpg]

James Kowalski (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) smiles in front of the core lab whiteboard, with “end of hole,” “end of site,” “end of expedition,” and “end of program” abbreviated below the last core taken by the JOIDES Resolution during the International Ocean Discovery Program. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 313_exp403_C1117.jpg]

Core boxes stacked neatly in the reefer waiting for the ship’s arrival back to port, where they will be offloaded and shipped to the core repository. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 314_exp403_C1320.jpg]

Scientists gather for a photo in the reefer with all the cores collected during the expedition in boxes around them. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 315_exp403_C1163.jpg]

A panoramic shot of the core boxes in the reefer, filled with all the cores collected during the expedition. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 316_exp403_C1330.jpg]

Renata G. Lucchi (Co-Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics-OGS, Italy), left, takes a photo with Sea1 crewmembers. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 317_exp403_1866.jpg]

From left, Adriane Lam (Sedimentologist, Binghamton University, USA), M. Angeles Barcena (Micropaleontologist, University of Salamanca, Spain), Nicole Greco (Sedimentologist, University of Florida, USA), and Jens Gruetzner (Physical Properties Specialist/Stratigraphic Correlator, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany) cut out expedition logos at the t-shirt logo printing party. (Credit: Katrine Husum & IODP) [Photo ID: 318_exp403_C1297.jpg]

Jens Gruetzner (Physical Properties Specialist/Stratigraphic Correlator, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany), right, presses the expedition logo onto a t-shirt, assisted by Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Katrine Husum & IODP) [Photo ID: 319_exp403_C1302.jpg]

A fin sticks out of the water. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 320_exp403_C1331.jpg]

Sea1 crewmembers work on the top deck of the ship. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 321_exp403_1394.jpg]

Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) laughs while taking pictures from the roof of the ship. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 322_exp403_1506.jpg]

The Expedition 403 Sea1 crew gathers for a group photo at the end of the expedition. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 323_exp403_2109.jpg]

Patrick the Safety Penguin secured on the ship’s roof, awaiting return to port. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 324_exp403_1464.jpg]

Expedition participants gather in the conference room to celebrate Olga Libman-Roshal’s (Physical Properties Specialist, Montclair State University, USA) birthday. Happy birthday, Olga! (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 325_exp403_2259.jpg]

Sunset over the Norwegian sea, after almost two months of 24-hour daylight in the Arctic. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 326_exp403_2260.jpg]

Expedition participants gather in the galley for a birthday party to celebrate James Kowalski (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO). Happy birthday, James! (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 327_exp403_2273.jpg]

Kevin Grigar (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO) watches over the drill floor. (Credit: Dan Marone, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 329_exp403_2293.jpg]

Chieh Peng (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) stands on the bridge deck above the catwalk, sticking her head out for a picture with the top drive in the background. (Credit: Dan Marone, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 330_exp403_2280.jpg]

Sea1 crewmembers smile for a photo on the deck during transit back to port. (Credit: Dan Marone, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 331_exp403_2277.jpg]