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:
ANTA91-13C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-74.061
Longitude:
176.821
Collected date:
24/12/1990
Water depth (m):
402
Core length (cm):
79
Number of Sections:
1
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The whole core is characterized by a low density sediment. From 9 cm up to the bottom the sediment is rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in lenght).