🧵 As of Dec 5 we reached "last core on deck", so here's a brief update.
First things first: we enjoyed beautiful sundowners, but also had to go into WOW (‘wait on weather’) due to strong winds and high waves. Luckily, I don’t get seasick.
The scientists are very busy with sampling. In total we drilled 5 holes and recoverd 367 meters of core. In one of the holes we reached the max depth of 178 meters below seafloor, remember: in 7608 meters water depth. Expedition successful.
#scicomm #science
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📢 One sound that becomes part of everyday life here is “core on deck”, which is announced every time a core arrives. Under normal conditions, one core takes about four hours to be retrieved.
Listen to it below. :)
The laboratories run 24 hours a day, and the scientists work in 12-hour shifts.
During visual core description, several tephra layers have been identified. These are traces of past volcanic eruptions and are important for age constraints.
#podcast #volcano #geology
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