Drilling Glacial Deposits

Aug 5, 2014

The seafloor drill rig MARUM-MeBo70 onboard the German research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN during the Barents Sea cruise.

In the current edition of the journal EOS Dr. Till Hanebuth reports about an expedition on board RV MARIA S. MERIAN. In the western Barents Sea the drill rig MARUM-MeBo70 successfully cored highly consolidated glacial deposits in water depths close to 400 metres. more...