ICDPInternational Continental Scientific Drilling Program

Image: After finishing packing the crates of gear and core at UNAM, the last day in Mexico. Thanks to all, especially Doug and Ryan [Photo by Maga] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Repacking the pickup for MexiDrill's final departure from the field area: 2 April 2016. [Photo by Erik Brown] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Usinger coring near-surface sediments. [Photo by Blas Valero Garces] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Preparing for Usinger coring of upper part of the Chalco sequence. [Photo by Peter Fawcett] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: El momento cumbre cuando el turno nocturno alcanz? la meta de 500 m. Felicidades! [Photo by Iv?n Mart?nez, al otro lado de la c?mara] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Margarita Caballero and Byron Steinman discussing core from 455m depth. With the smaller NQ corer we getting through a basaltic sequence. [Photo by Erik Brown] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Popocat?petl was sending up ash and fumaroles on Easter Sunday morning (http://www.cenapred.gob.mx/cgi-bin/popo/reportes/ultrepi2.cgi) - perhaps a good omen as we are back on track with coring [photo: Erik Brown] (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Drinking glasses to re-use in the science tent. Trying to reduce our environmental footprint [Photo by Erik Brown]. (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Problems with penetrating vesicular basalts (perhaps scoria) at about 425m depth are slowing us down and wearing out drill bits [Photo by Erik Brown and Dervla Kumar]. (MexiDrill on facebook)

Image: Building a temporary water tank to help assure we have sufficient water for drilling during the coming Easter holidays. [Photo by Erik Brown] (MexiDrill on facebook)