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Scientist with a core of sediment on board JOIDES Resolution

Scientist with a core of sediment on board JOIDES Resolution.

First core on deck on board JOIDES expedition #375. Each 10 m long tube of sediment gets brought carefully onto the catwalk and is then divided into 1.5 m segments. 

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Rights: The International Ocean Discovery Program, Aliki Weststrate.
Published: 19 March 2018Size: 1.82 MB
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