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Birthdays aboard CHIKYU

Marine crew, drilling engineers and scientists(Expedition 314 Shipboard members)

Scanning cores with a state-of the-art CT scanner

Studying microorganisms in an anaerobic chamber

Dating cores by identifying planktonic fossil

Taking evacuation training seriously

Performing maintenance on a deck crane at sea

Disconnecting drill pipe segments to retrieve the core barrel

Overcast skies with rain

Scientists jogging on the Helideck against the setting sun

Happy meals are the key to success

Scientists analyze Nankai Trough's underground structure

All personnel changes were made via helicopter

All drilling equipment is controlled from 'Driller's House'

CHIKYU off Kumano in the vastness of the sea

Christmas dinner on the CHIKYU

A scientist examines some minute details in the core

New Year's Day downs over CHIKYU

Quickly but Precisely!

Scientist from all around the world an route to Chikyu via train

The first science meeting aboard CHIKYU

The Laboratory technician monitor drilling operations

Watching the setting sun from the Helideck is a pleasant end to a long day

The drill derrick against a cloudy autumn sky

Deploying the ROV for sea floor operations

Scientists excitedly examining core samples

Bird’s eye view of Chikyu,the derrick and Scientiists

Collecting samples for microbiological analysis

A spectacular sunrise after a long’s night’s drilling

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