At around 11:00 pm local time we will arrive at the East Pacific Rise having successfully surveyed a large portion of the Cocos-Nazca spreading center. We will begin dredging the EPR this evening, and into tomorrow morning, before heading east to continue dredging segments 1 through 7 of the C-N spreading center (see map in ‘Scientific Background’). We’re super excited to see what the seafloor has to offer us and we will be sure to keep you updated!