We wanted to introduce the captain and the crew on the R/V Sally Ride earlier, but what better time than after that remarkably executed rescue (see A Rescue in the Equatorial Pacific, posted on MayContinue reading
Author: Sara Afshar
We Are on A Dredge Roll!
Our 11-day dredging schedule started immediately after the rescue and, so far, we have had successful dredges from the East Pacific Rise and Segments 2 and 3 of the Cocos-Nazca spreading center (see Scientific Background).Continue reading
Just Another Magma Monday!
Yesterday’s first dredge produced some spectacular pieces of lava pillows from a depth of over 3,200 m (10,000 feet) on the East Pacific Rise, just west of the Cocos Nazca gore tip. The lava piecesContinue reading