Our ship, the Melville, owned &
operated by the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, UC-San Diego
Co-chief scientists:
Sherm Bloomer & Deepsea Dawn
Science party w/adventurers from the U.S., U.K.
U.K., Canada, Japan, Australia,
& Tonga
Rockhounds extraordinaire:
Melanie, Chris, Kathy, Hiroshi
Hey, he's not a scientist!
Newly-recovered rocks from
~5 miles deep near the Tonga Trench
We ate well at sea!
Blessed Tranquility
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