Approximately one week ago, we started with the first geological station of our cruise through the Pacific Ocean. However, for the non-earth scientists out there, let me set the scene for what this actually entails. You already know from our previous blog posts that during a water station, we sample the water column with a […]
Have you ever boarded a research vessel? Have you ever been far away from land and explored the Pacific Ocean? Have you ever experienced a wonderful side of nature that you never get to see? Well, here we are. We’ve boarded RV SONNE and started sailing north, leaving the land behind us, and begun our […]
Raising our gaze from the working deck over the rails of the ship, we see the sapphire blue sea overspread with small white caps that border the clear blue sky. A warm tropical breeze hangs in the air and it finally occurs to us that, yes, we are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! […]