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:
ANTA91-16C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-73.208
Longitude:
175.304
Collected date:
25/12/1990
Water depth (m):
398
Core length (cm):
86
Number of Sections:
1
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The sediment is less dense and rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in lenght) along the whole core. The sediment is denser with a few millimetric and centimetric clasts between 12 and 22 cm.