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Jumbo Piston Corer

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Large metal sediment coring device on the deck of a ship with a man sitting nearby, preparing a long plastic tube.
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Deep water camera and light installed in the head weight of the upgraded USGS jumbo piston corer. In the background, USGS Marine Engineering Technician Daniel Powers is preparing the core liner for sediment collection. 

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Learn more about the jumbo piston corer and other equipment and capabilities at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility (MarFac).

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On the stern of a ship, a crew works on a large piece of equipment that lies on the deck in a frame to hold it securely.

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
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Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility’s vast array of field equipment, sampling devices, and mapping systems, and our capabilities. Our engineers, designers, mechanics, and technicians have also designed and developed some of the specialized field equipment we use in field operations in the nearshore, in the deep sea, and on land.
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On the stern of a ship, a crew works on a large piece of equipment that lies on the deck in a frame to hold it securely.

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 3-D CT Core Imaging Laboratory, Core Preparation and Analysis Laboratory and Sample Repositories, Multi-Sensor Core Logger Laboratory, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
link

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
Learn More

Related

Learn more about the jumbo piston corer and other equipment and capabilities at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility (MarFac).

link
On the stern of a ship, a crew works on a large piece of equipment that lies on the deck in a frame to hold it securely.

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 3-D CT Core Imaging Laboratory, Core Preparation and Analysis Laboratory and Sample Repositories, Multi-Sensor Core Logger Laboratory, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
link

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
Learn More
link
Photo looking up at a man wearing safety gear and cold weather clothing holding a big drill with puffy white clouds in the sky.

PCMSC MarFac Field Equipment and Capabilities

Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility’s vast array of field equipment, sampling devices, and mapping systems, and our capabilities. Our engineers, designers, mechanics, and technicians have also designed and developed some of the specialized field equipment we use in field operations in the nearshore, in the deep sea, and on land.
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
link

PCMSC MarFac Field Equipment and Capabilities

Learn about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility’s vast array of field equipment, sampling devices, and mapping systems, and our capabilities. Our engineers, designers, mechanics, and technicians have also designed and developed some of the specialized field equipment we use in field operations in the nearshore, in the deep sea, and on land.
Learn More
link
On the stern of a ship, a crew works on a large piece of equipment that lies on the deck in a frame to hold it securely.

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 3-D CT Core Imaging Laboratory, Core Preparation and Analysis Laboratory and Sample Repositories, Multi-Sensor Core Logger Laboratory, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
link

Jumbo piston corer

Piston corers are generally used in areas with soft sediment, such as clay.
Learn More
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