1. An Introduction to Scientific Ocean Drilling and the JOIDES Resolution

2. = 469 feet = 205 feet The JOIDES Resolution is BIG! LENGTH DERRICK HEIGHT

3. …and a floating science research center. It is a drillship… The JOIDES Resolution is important!

4. oceanexplorer.noaa.gov The JOIDES Resolution can send drill pipe over 6 miles below the ocean surface

6. …contain rock, sediment, and fossils.

7. Quick Video

8. Cores hold clues about the past.

9. Cores help scientists study interesting and important questions. What caused the dinosaurs (and other organisms) to go extinct? How has climate changed during the Earth’s history? How have past volcanic eruptions affected the Earth? How do plate tectonics affect the ocean floor? And many more!

10. Lots of cores…lots of cool tools!

11. Different scientists study different parts of the core data. See who is on board

12. JOIDES Resolution Right now

13. The ship never sleeps.

14. You can eat all of the time.

15. What is it like to live on the JOIDES Resolution?

16. Safety is very important.

17. There are LOTS of important jobs besides the science.

18. The ship is full of technology.

19. The JR is a unique ship.

20. joidesresolution.org/