2008 January 4 (Day 17)
Weather: Cloudy
Site: C0006 (NT1-03) (33°01’ N, 136°47’ E)

The operation has continued to be smooth and steady, with successful ESCS coring in more lithified sands, silts, and clays. There is an increase in the amount of observable fracturing and faulting in the cores. DVTP measurement and operations have been successful. In laboratory, measurement, description and sampling have been keeping pace with the flow of core from the drill floor.