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Project Acronym: SUSTAIN | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5059

ins.: 2017-08-26 02:00; ( Age: 8 yrs )
By: Scientists
Category: Sustain
Sustain

Sustain: 2017-08-26

Driller Justin Blouin loads a perforated section of the anodized ...
Drill Site, Surtsey Volcano (Beau Marshall)

Driller Justin Blouin loads a perforated section of the anodized aluminum casing for the Surtsey Subsurface Observatory into the SE-02B drill hole. There are five perforated sections in the 182 m long casing, at 38 m, 64 m, 106 m, 135 m, 161 m depth. These will be the sites of incubation chambers hung in then casing for in situ hydrothermal alteration experiments.