Above: Illustration of Manospondylus gigas by Matt Martyniuk, copyright.In a previous post, I brought up the taboo subject of Manospondylus gigas, the large Lancian theropod named by E.D. Cope in 1886 and a potential senior synonym of Tyrannosaurus rex. Google "manospondylus" and the first hit is [...]
Magnitude7.0Date-TimeFriday, September 03, 2010 at 16:35:46 UTCSaturday, September 04, 2010 at 04:35:46 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time ZonesLocation43.530°S, 172.120°EDepth5 km (3.1 miles) set by location programRegionSOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALANDDistances 44 km (27 miles) W [...]
Down she goes, down to the very bottom of the sea! Down to the bottom for science, plus a little bit of art. Good bye last friendly CORK!
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It's about the dynamic positioning system...
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Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology on August 24th, 2010: Siberia Co. minerals art wood gemstones *********Links to rock, mineral, and gemstone sites ***********Online glossary of rock, mineral, and gemstone terms The Collector Fine Jewelry ***** Asia-Gems **** REFERENCE The Story of [...]
Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology on August 24th, 2010: Glossary Terminology – geology NOAA Learning Objects YouTube – Inside the Earth YouTube – Earthquake Country LA Chapter 3 San Andreas Fault The search is on for Earth’s missing two billion years San Andreas [...]
For all the kids in Phoenix and at the Wrigley Institute: Stefan Mrozewski is one of our three Canadians on board but more importantly, he is our Logging Scientist.
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Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for August 21st, 2010: bank deposit aeromagnetic surveying Earth Science Glossary Geology of Lake Erie, Avon, Ohio Geological Society – Podcasts Pennsylvania Geological Survey: Trail of Geology Earth Science Australia Portugal Stone house Teacher [...]
Voici le nouvel observatoire, nomme CORK, qui vient d'etre installe au fond de l'eau , au sommet du trou de forage. Relie a des instruments de mesure, il sera une station de surveillance pour les annees prochaines. Un des scientifiques compte deja relever des resultats en juin prochain, a l'aide [...]
Today we are logging. What is logging and how is it different from coring?
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Dernieres carottes avant de reboucher le trou avec un CORK!
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Geological Movie Review of Armageddon - Overview- Oil Drilling -0:11:53 - Now we get to the meat of the movie with Bruce, Ben, and Liv. Here we have a supposed drilling genius who owns a company currently drilling in the South China Sea. Not much science in this part but there is a couple of [...]
Co-Chief Scientist Takeshi Tsuji paints a message on the CORK that will soon be deployed at the bottom of the ocean. Drillers, Crew, Scientists, Engineers and Artists all join in on the final touches before deployment. This blog is more [...]
I've been a bit blog-lazy lately, but I'll see if I can get back in the swing.The occasional posts by the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory are well researched, written, and composed. The latest BSL blog post was about surface (aka L) waves, waves that travel near the surface of the earth. [...]
Chris put together an illustrated glossary with the geo-photographs submitted to the last Accretionary Wedge carnival. It displays the great diversity of geosciences, educates and provides deeper explantions by linking to the original posts. At the time I submitted a photo of twinned
Accretionary Wedge #25: An Illustrated Glossary of Cool Geological Things Category: geology • photos Posted on: June 2, 2010 7:15 AM, by Chris Rowan Welcome to the latest edition of the Accretionary Wedge geoblogging carnival. We’ve been delighted by the response to our call for your [...]
Lava flows from Kilauea in Hawai`i move towards a home in Kalapana.
Whenever I think about the hazards posed by most lava flows, I tend to think about the opening scene in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Developers are planning to knock our hero Arthur Dent's house down and as a last ditch [...]
For one of our group activities here on the ship we have the opportunity to construct ROV’s (Remotely Operated Vehicles) led by CORK Specialist’s Geoff Wheat and Samuel Hulme. Even with no idea what an ROV is, it sounds [...]
Geological Movie Review of Amageddon - Part 1- Meteor Shower -- Shuttle Impact -0:03:19 - The first scene, following the background info, starts off with a space shuttle and a satellite being pummeled by tiny meteors ranging in size from golf balls to, I would say about television sets. In real [...]
How can you see through a rock?
You can see through most things if you make them thin enough. Geologists make thin slices of rock. Here is a beautiful picture of a black rock called basalt. We will see lots of basalt on the expedition. Maybe I can make one myself in the lab!!
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