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Drill rig control booth

Drill rig control booth on board the JOIDES Resolution.

Specialist drilling crew watch the controls carefully as JOIDES lowers a drill string below the seafloor. The core samples collected show scientists the different layers and rock types – each layer records a different time period.

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Rights: Photo by Kristina Pascher, IODP expedition 371. International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and JOIDES Resolution Science Operator (JRSO)
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