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

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By: Scientists
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Sustain

Sustain: 2017-08-27

The CS1000 drill rig has now been spun clockwise on ...
The photo shows the well-head of the SE-02B drill hole, before cementing in place, with the top of the aluminum casing and the opening into the Surtsey Subsurface Observatory. The string of incubation chambers will be hung from the loop on the right. Drill Site, Surtsey Volcano (Beau Marshall)
The CS1000 drill rig has now been spun clockwise on its base, in preparation for drilling our inclined hole, 55 degrees from horizontal and oriented with a S6W azimuth towards Surtsey’s eastern crater. Rotary drilling of the 12 m deep PQ conductor hole and cementing will take place today.
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