Month: August 2017
First Food on Heimaey
The core-logging team works together to create an Icelandic hot-dog, complete with breaded and fried onions. This is the first meal prepared in the Scout’s House.... Read MoreCore Processing Warehouse
The drill core processing operation is taking place in the warehouse, to the left, at Heimaey harbor.... Read MoreExtracting Core
Extracting the core from the drill casing on the 10th of August, 2017. The core is housed in a plastic liner for handling and transport and is carried in an aluminum holder to ensure it does no... Read MoreFirst Core
The teams on Surtsey extracted the first core today! Here they are pictured with the first section.... Read MoreMicrobiology Sampling
Microbiologists measure and cut the core into 10cm segments to collect samples.... Read MoreTephra Layers
Layers of tephra deposited during the eruption and formation of Surtsey island. The deposited layers are offset by fractures that have since filled with other material.... Read MoreKiller Whales
North-east side of Surtsey Island. 13th of August. Mother and calves. The 6th of August, killer whales off the east side of Surtsey island.... Read MoreDinner on the island
The 5th of August, dinner on the island.... Read More- 3 of 4
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