🧪⚒️ #NODSSUM cruise - On land, material & samples make their way back to home labs. And this morning we showed sonar images of barrels & photos taken by Ulyx flying at ~10 m above seafloor. Lots to do back in labs & offices. It was intense - good intense. Images: see copyright etc in thread

⚒️🧪🌊 25/25 -The #VG2024 leader completed the race after 64j19h22 at 17.8 knots. More than 26700 nm (~51000 km) crossing 4 major mid-ocean ridges (Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, South East & East Pacific Rise) & around Antarctica. Thnks to @jie-chen.bsky.social for the Spilhaus map: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

⚒️🧪🌊 How faults form @ the axis of mid-ocean ridges? Do fault parameters link to spreading rate, magma supply, volcanism? @jie-chen.bsky.social analyses high resolution bathymetry from deep-sea surveys, exploring temporal & spatial scales impacting fault growth: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kFYK_,1tQ...