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JOIDES RESOLUTION of the Centre National de la Recherche Scienti? que and the more than 6,000 meters of drill string. As such, the JR is un-

Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer at the Université de paralleled in its use of a riser-less drilling system as the only

Bretagne Occidentale shared that her research is focused on globally operating research ship with this deep-water coring basalt and the comparison between ridges and troughs. “I’m ability. comparing the morphology of lava ? ows and correlating them After the onboard coring technology is employed, samples to areas of the ocean ? oor further from the mantle plume. The go through preliminary examination to gather initial data. The three hypotheses of the creation of VSRs and VSTs and the cores enter a whole-round multi-sensor logger (WRMSL) and role of the hot spot are crucial to understanding how mid- special task multi-sensor logger (STMSL), which measure ocean ridges are working to build ocean crust.” properties like density and magnetic susceptibility, and then are sent into the whole-core x-ray machine. Cores are then

Drilling Deeper split lengthwise, with one half set aside for archival purposes

The JR is well-equipped with the advanced technology nec- and one for onboard analyses. Samples are taken from the essary to champion its role as a paleoclimate research vessel. working half to test for physical properties such as moisture,

Field shared that key features include a 3D x-ray scanner to density and magnetism, plus minerals and biological compo- see inside sediment cores, a scanning electron microscope to sition are examined under a microscope. Each scientist will examine minerals inside rocks, and an inductively coupled conduct further analysis based on individual research needs. plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) to measure The archived half is imaged using a section half imaging log- the composition of ? uid trapped in sediment. Most notable is ger (SHIL) and a section half multi-sensor logger (SHMSL), the vessel’s 60-meter derrick, which has the capability to lift which record a photographic image and properties such as re-

Bathymetry, deepwater currents (dashed lines), contourite drifts (gray shading), Seismic

Pro? le JC50-1 (solid line), and Expedition 395 and 395C sites.

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