Leg 195 Weeks 6-7

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Eiichiro Araki and Masanao Shinohara preparing the battery platform that is now installed on top of the reentry cone in 5700 m water depth. The battery platform is used by remotely operated submersibles that will service the seismometer station.



The ION installation team in front of the battery platform (from left to right): Masanao Shinohara, Tomoaki Yamada, Eiichiro Araki, and Kazuo Nakahigashi.



Preparation for the deployment of the battery platform in the moonpool area.



Drilling superintendent Wayne Malone and Lamont logging scientist Samantha Barr check out the core lab before the logging operations at Site 1201.



Co-chief scientists Masanao Shinohara (left) and Matt Salisbury (right) with staff scientist Carl Richter (center) in the Co-chiefs office.



Engineer Derryl Schroeder and Operations Manager Mike Storms are busy making sure that the coring operations and instrument emplacements are under control and on track.



Although fishing is against shipboard policy, this Mahi-Mahi was caught by accident with the subsea camera at Site 1201!
Xin Su is happy to have something bigger to look at than the usual microscopic nannofossils.


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