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A spectacular sunset at Site 1201. The weather is always perfect and the sunsets are mostly beautiful in the Philippine Sea.
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Dave Hart stays in shape by spending some of his free time on the tread mill in the well-equipped shipboard gym.
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Preparations for the ION seismometer installation have taken over the new conference room, while meetings are being held in the old science lounge.
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Anastasia Ledwon reads a poem as part of a United Nations project entitled Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry. The reading was held in hundreds of locations worldwide and at three international locations: Antarctica, the International spacestation, and the JOIDES Resolution on transit in international waters somewhere between Guam and Taiwan.
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The downhole water sampler is being prepared on the rig floor for deployment.
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A rare visitor on the JOIDES Resolution: a helicopter is landing on the helicopter deck to transfer personnel to Guam.
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Drilling in 5,700 m water depth at Site 1201 leaves the pipe rack, which is usually filled to the top with drill pipe, empty.
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