PNRA Expedition:
VI (1990-1991)
Chief Scientist:
F. Giorgetti (Univ. Trieste)
Research Project:
Sedimentology and seabed sampling
Sedimentology Principal Investigator:
M. Ravaioli (CNR Bologna)
Label:
ANTA91-11C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-71.848
Longitude:
172.063
Collected date:
20/12/1990
Water depth (m):
720
Core length (cm):
22
Number of Sections:
1
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The whole core is characterized by coarse dense sediment with a lot of clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in length).