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	2008 Expeditions » Current Expeditions » Drake Passage Opening Katie Pena's journal Overview Ms. Pena's Journal Ask the Team Photo Gallery May 12, 2008 - Corals? Which worked the best the otter trawl, the basket dredge, or the rock dredge for collecting corals? Date: May 14, 2008, 12:33 pm Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -61.442778 Longitude: -56.595556 Temperature: -1°C \| 28°F Wind Chill: -18°C Weather: Barometer 1002.3, Rel. Humidity 86%, Click here to read the full journal May 11, 2008 - Sad Start to Coral’s Research What happened to the corals? Date: May 14, 2008, 12:22 pm Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -61.401111 Longitude: -56.501389 Temperature: -1°C \| 28°F Wind Chill: -22°C Weather: Barometer 1001.3, Rel Humidity 82.3% Click here to read the full journal May 10, 2008 - 60 Degrees South What does it mean when you travel to the latitude of 60 degrees south? Date: May 14, 2008, 12:11 pm Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -48.300833 Longitude: -42.936944 Temperature: 1°C \| 33°F Wind Chill: -7°C Weather: Barometer 998.5, Rel. Humidity 96% Click here to read the full journal May 9, 2008 - Geophysics is Done How did the geophysics’ group spend their last day? Date: May 13, 2008, 11:22 am Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -59.415556 Longitude: -45.548889 Temperature: 1°C \| 33°F Wind Chill: -8°C Weather: Barometer 995.3, Rel. Humidity 99% Click here to read the full journal May 8, 2008 - Dredge, Whales, and Seismic, Oh My! Did they get an actual photo of the whale this time? Date: May 9, 2008, 10:08 am Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -59.622222 Longitude: -43.078889 Temperature: -2°C \| 28°F Wind Chill: -20°C Weather: Barometer 1004.2, Rel. Humidity 99% Click here to read the full journal May 7, 2008 - Whale Sighting! What type of whale did Mrs. Pena see? Date: May 8, 2008, 8:31 am Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -58.501389 Longitude: -40.051389 Temperature: 0°C \| 32°F Wind Chill: -12°C Weather: Barometer 1003.9, Rel. Humidity 98% Click here to read the full journal May 5, 2008 - Very Exciting News (Audio Journal) Check out the audio journal inside. Date: May 7, 2008, 4:51 pm Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -55.504170 Longitude: -42.545280 Temperature: 0°C \| 32°F Wind Chill: -11°C Weather: Barometer 1004.3, Rel. Humidity 95% Click here to read the full journal May 5, 2008 - Dredge and Twister—What a Combo! Is it even possible to play Twister on the ship? And, if so, would scientists really play Twister? Date: May 7, 2008, 9:32 am Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -56.246944 Longitude: -41.540556 Temperature: 1°C \| 33°F Wind Chill: -12°C Weather: Barometer 1005.7, Rel. Humidity 94% Click here to read the full journal May 4, 2008 - Bad News I have very unfortunate news about the Blake trawl. Date: May 5, 2008, 10:55 am Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -56.752778 Longitude: -39.561111 Temperature: 0°C \| 32°F Wind Chill: -11°C Weather: Barometer 1000.1, Rel. Humidity 92.5% Click here to read the full journal May 3, 2008 - South Georgia What is South Georgia? Is it land or water? Date: May 5, 2008, 10:51 am Author: Katie Pena Location: At sea aboard N.B. Palmer Latitude: -56.126111 Longitude: -36.647500 Temperature: 3°C \| 37°F Wind Chill: -12°C Weather: Barometer 981.9, Rel. Humidity 96.3%, Click here to read the full journal 12 3next ›last »