The authors would like to acknowledge Glen Gettemy, Steve D'Hondt, and the rest of the Leg 201 Shipboard Scientific Party for useful discussions and help in the development of this method. We would also like to thank Kim Bracchi and Steve Tran for many long hours setting up and running the camera. Special thanks to Frank Rack for providing the camera and essential precruise training. The paper also benefited from the input of Jay Miller, Gerardo Iturrino, and an anonymous reviewer.
This research used samples and data provided by the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). The ODP is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and participating countries under management of Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI), Inc.