Category: Visions 17

My new favorite place on the ship is right at the bow. There’s a little bench there, right at the nose, so you can sit and see the massive expanse of ocean that stretches on for miles.

So today it was one of the most incredible days in my entire life. As usual I got to do my watch shift at 0400 in the Jason control van. The mission for the Jason crew was to deploy and rearrange the location of some instrument.

The life of a scientist on board a research vessel is something I thought I’d never experience, but, as they say, never say never. The crew on board is exceptional. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of the most inspiring/friendly

I was sitting on my desk in the main lab when I saw one of the engineers working on parts of a transducer. He said the transducer helps us communicate with an instrument we have 2000 m down. However, the

Axial Caldera was amazing. We got to see the International District Hydrothermal Field with the highlight being the top of El Gordo. After that Jason traversed across the surface of the 2011 lava flow,

Officially less than one week aboard the ship. It’s amazing to see all the progress being made on the cabled observatory and there’s still more to do!