Many of the 79 officers, crew and scientists on the 2008-30 cruise of the LSSL. I am up on top taking the picture.
In honor of being at our farthest point north, we sent Styrofoam cups down with the Rosette to 2710 meters. What do you think happens to a cup down there, with the weight of all that water on it? See the end of this post to check your thinking...
We also tossed out our last set of drift bottles on the helo deck.
Captain McNeill tosses a drift bottle off the LSSL heli deck, 83N, 150W.
Where will these bottles end up?
After sampling at this station, we are heading southeast along 140 latitude.
Our mascot Lulu is now sporting a shrunken head.
A LSSL mascot, Lulu's head is signed by all.
I decorated 5 cups, one each for my family and one to thank my supporters of this great adventure: PolarTREC, WHOI, The LSSL Scientists and Crew, Durham Academy and my family.
My cups, in honor of, from the left: Fred, *Sponsors,* Alice, Eric, and Carl.
Styrofoam cups at 2710 meters are subjected to the intense pressure of the water column above, and the air above that, and the water all around it. Styrofoam is a lattice filled with air.
Cavaleo sits atop a display at MIT in Cambridge, MA, explaining WHY the cups shrink. Note how small the cup below him is....
So long, for now, from the Louis!