2008 February 1 (Day 45)
Weather: Fine but Cloudy
Site: C0008 (NT2-10) (33°12’ N, 136°43’ E)

Coring continued in C0008C, with good recovery using the HPCS piston coring system in slope basin mudstone with intercalated silt, sand, and ash. Some faulting and fracturing have been observed at shallower depths. Disseminated gas hydrates (no massive samples, generally found in porous sand/ash layers) were detected via use of the infrared camera in some of the deeper cores.