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Dive Number: 4065
December 5, 2004

Pilot: Bruce Strickrott
Port Observer: Mark Spear
Starboard Observer: Joe Grzymski

Target Depth: 2505m
Alvinella Pillar

1617 : Approaching Alvinella. Pillar from west

1626 : Settled into Alvinella. Pillar heading 180

1645 : Sipper #1, temps 19-30 sipper There should be a digital still at this time of our zoomed-out position

1647 : Sipper removed from the tube

1648 : Sipper #2 temps 31-33

1650 : Sipper removed from the tube

1711 : Sipper #3 temps 25-30 Digital still of the area

1712 : Sipper removed from the tube

1714 : Sipper #4 put in tube (computer problems follow)

1724 : Sipper #4 temp of 33 triggered

1725 : Sipper #5 temps all over between 14-28

1729 : Sipper removed from tube

1730 : Begin setup for Artie worm collections

1735 : Begin grab collections around sipper area to expose worms and collect non-arty samples

1748 : Begin Artie chamber 1 collection

1803 : Continued collection for chamber 1

1811 : Confirmed RNAlater flooding

1818 : Begin Artie chamber 2 collection Port video much better view than starboard.

1821 : Second attempt at Arty chamber 2 collection

1827 : Confirmed RNAlater flooding

1836 : Begin Artie chamber 3 collection (quickly, need to move on)

1838 : Collected worms (probably Alvinella)

1839 : Confirmed RNAlater flooding

1915 : Left Alvinella pillar

1921 : Arrive Ty/Io heading 12 (x,y: 4680, 77629)

1930 : Hi-T probe for sulfide recovery Temps: 196-211

1944 : Recovered sulfide with bacterial mat.

1945 : Hi-T probe for sulfide recovery without bacterial mat (temps: 310-315)

1957 : Attempt at sulfide without bacterial mat

2025 : Still maneuvering to get hot sulfide without mat.

2042 : Hobo temp 12 (a piece of another researcher's experiment) knocked from Io (vent site) and replaced

2110 : Collected basalt, cleaned up basket

2135 : Weights away for ascent

 

 

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