Offshore Operations: 31 August – 31 October 2023, Survey Vessel: MMA Valour, equipped with the Benthic Portable Remotely Operated Drill (PROD5)
Pankaj Khanna and Marc Humblet watch the sunrise from the aft deck of MMA Valour on September 25, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
A close-up shot of a core with ancient coral. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Hannah Grant chats with Youri Hamon (left) and Jody Webster (right) outside the core curation container. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Jody Webster uses a hand lens to examines a fresh core on the aft deck of MMA Valour. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Youri Hamon sketches layers of cores on the aft deck of MMA Valour. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Luzie Schnieders poses for a photo in the entrance of the geochemistry lab. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Marisa Rydzy places a core into a drawer in the MSCL container. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Mary Mowat brings a core into the MSCL container. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Marc Humblet takes notes for core description on the aft deck of MMA Valour on September 18, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Ana Prohaska examines a sample in the geochemistry lab. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Youri Hamon and Jody Webster examine fresh cores on the aft deck of MMA Valour on September 16, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Patrizia Gepraegs labels cores in the curation container on September 14, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Patrizia Gepraegs labels cores in the curation container on September 14, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Christina Ravelo and Pankaj Khanna point out corallites in a rock sample while working in the science container of September 14, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
A view of sunrise over Mauna Kea from the bow of MMA Valour on September 14, 2023. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Pankaj Khanna takes core description notes inside the science container. Credits: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Stephan Jorry and Marisa Rydzy look through data generated by the Multi-Sensor Core Logger. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Cores fresh from the seafloor sit in rocks in the curation container. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Alex Wülbers notes the lengths of cores in the curation container. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Marisa Rydzy accepts a core from Nancy Prouty in the MSCL (Multi-Sensor Core Logger) lab. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Nancy Prouty transports a core from the curation container to the MSCL lab. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Fossil coral specimens collected from cores await identification. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Alex Wülbers labels cores in the curation container. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Luzie Schneiders labels cores in the curation container. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Pankaj Khanna and Christina Ravelo examine a core in the science container. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Kenna Rubin holds a volcanic rock (olivine basalt), which is commonly found on the Big Island, in the curation container aboard the MMA Valour. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
An electrifying sunset lights up the sky over the southern end of the Big Island on Sept. 7th, 2023. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Youri Hamon uses a hand lens to take a closer look at the first core of the expedition. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Inside the curation container, Co-Chief Scientist Jody Webster peers at the first core sample of the expedition. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Alex Wülbers and Marisa Rydzy watch the sunset from the third deck of the MMA Valour on September 6th, 2023. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
From left to right: Luzie Schneiders, Nancy Prouty, Hannah Grant, and Mary Mowat chat on the third deck of the MMA Valour as it departs port on August 31st, 2023. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Marisa Rydzy and Stephan Jorry smile at the sunset as the MMA Valour makes it way out to sea, departing from the Marisco Shipyard in Kapolei, Hawai’I on August 31st, 2023. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Co-chief Scientists Jody Webster and Christina Ravelo pose for a photo in front of the MMA Valour on August 31st, 2023. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
The science party and ESO team gather for a group photo in front of the MMA Valour before departing port from Kapolei, Hawai’i on August 31st, 2023. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP
Co-chief Scientist Jody Webster explains the coring process to members of the science team gathered on the back deck of MMA Valour. Credit: M. Parker, ECORD/IODP