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Photographs from ODP Leg 208
Welcome to the unofficial web site of ODP Leg 208 (Walvis Ridge, southeastern Atlantic). This site, brought to you via satellite uplink, will be updated at irregular intervals. These web pages are intended to give you an idea of life onboard the drillship as it unfolds over the course of a leg.
Weeks 1-2: precruise festivities, PETM, and K/T boundary (9 April 2003)
Weeks 3-4: Easter and abandon-ship drill (20 May 2003)
Leg 208 ended in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on 6 May 2003.