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:
ANTA91-21C
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-74.079
Longitude:
170.235
Collected date:
28/12/1990
Water depth (m):
577
Core length (cm):
281
Number of Sections:
3
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The whole core is characterized by a dense sediment, rich in clasts (millimetric to pluricentimetric in length). There are some weak gradual changes of density.