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The
days go on one-after-the-other in our 24/7 operation onboard the R/V
Kilo Moana. The advantage of that is of course that you also get to
witness the most spectacular sunrises. |
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JASON
Dive J2-311 Image Gallery
Often
new interesting features get discovered with active venting. During
dive J2-311 we found an interesting black spot dubbed the "crop
circle" with increased temperature readings in its core. |
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Day
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The many fridges and lab spaces on the 01 deck of
the Kilo Moana now contain hundreds of valuable scientific samples,
all in different stages of processing. |
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Day
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Let us take
you on a tour into the bowls of the R/V Kilo Moana. Also some of the
scientific crew are auditioning to become the next generation of
Jason pilots. |
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Day
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Another
elevator recovery was made today. Many scoop and rock samples and
the new ISEA-lander were recovered using the elevator.
The sea remains calm, as it has been for the last week, making for
an easy and fast recovery of the elevator. |
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Day
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Many
experiments are carried out in the deep-sea surrounding Loihi,
including many new experiments. Today the ISEA-lander successfully
made it through its virgin deployment. |
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Day
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Almost half
way through the cruise, a swap of scientist is carried out. Four
hurry back to their laboratories on land, while five new researchers
and students join us aboard. We bring the Kilo Moana to the
outskirts of Kona port and shuttle our science personnel with a
speedy orange rubber boat. |
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Day
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Last night after a 12-hour maintenance interval Jason returns to the deep site called Ula
Nui. Meanwhile all other
work continues, in the micro biochemical labs samples are processed
and experiments are prepared. In the computer lab the latest Loihi
maps are created and this website is being made . |
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JASON
Dive J2-309 Image Gallery
Back
again to Ula Nui today. Abundant scooping of microbial mats was done, suction cylinders
were filled up with the same fine bacterial mats and many rocks
samples were taken. |
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Today was
the second and last day of our first day into Pele's Pit. As soon as
the Jason was brought aboard the Kilo Moana, the elevator was
recovered. We transited to Ula Nui and made another CTD cast. |
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JASON
Dive J2-308 Image Gallery
The elevator was deployed to
achieve a larger payload while
exploring Pele's Pit in our second Jason dive. In total the Jason
dive lasted for about 28 hours. |
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JASON
Dive J2-307 Image Gallery
View
more than 40 still camera pictures taken with the JASON science
camera documenting the surveying, recovery of instruments and
sampling during our first dive to Ula Nui 1 and Ula Nui 2. |
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Our second
dive explored Pele's Pit, a crater on top of Loihi Seamount.
New today was the use of an elevator, allowing the scientists to
bring back more experiments, samples and rocks from the ocean floor. |
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Day
03 Image Gallery
Today we
are diving with Jason at Ula Nui while prodding
the sediments on the ocean floor with temperature probes, collecting
water samples, placing new experiments. Lots of things to do ... |
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Day
02 Image Gallery
The first
day of scientific action on Loihi. We are probing
the 5 km deep Ula Nui site with the CTD. |
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Day 01 Image Gallery
Heading
out through the channel leaving Honolulu harbor and on our way
finding FeMO! |
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Scientists,
students and teachers are getting ready to sail to the FeMO
microbial observatory at Loihi seamount. |
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