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CHIKYU MAIL NEWS Vol. 84, December 27th 2007

This mail news service provides you with information
about the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel "Chikyu" and
science and technology for the IODP Earth exploration.

CHIKYU HAKKEN WEB SITE
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/
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Ask A Scientist!
Ever had a question about sea-going research?
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Now's your chance to ask a real scientist or technician out at sea!
Scientific drilling expeditions need lots of people with all kinds of
different experience from all over the world!
Do you have a question for one of these researchers?
Our scientists are eager to answer questions from students,
and suggested that you might want to ask about:
how Earth is structured?
how earthquakes and tsunamis work?
what kinds of sand/stone/rock scientists expect to find?
living organisms under the sea floor?
how scientific ocean drilling works?
what it's like to live on board a ship for weeks at a time?
or something else we haven't thought of!

Go to the web page below to submit your question.
IODP US and Japanese Team will send it to the scientists
on board and post your answer on this page as soon as we can.
Check back often to see if your question has been answered yet,
and to look at all the other questions and answers that
have been submitted.

[Ask A Scientist!]
http://www.oceanleadership.org/learning/askascientist

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CHIKYU HAKKEN web site introduces you to every
aspect of the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel "Chikyu" and
science and technology for the IODP Earth exploration.
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/

The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) is an
international marine research drilling program dedicated
to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth by
monitoring and sampling sub seafloor environments.
IODP drilling operations aboard the Chikyu are managed by
JAMSTEC through CDEX, Japan Implementing Organization.
http://www.iodp.org

"CHIKYU HAKKEN" means Discover the Earth in Japanese.
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