Before and After

Credit: Rebecca Travis ©WHOI.

Credit: Rebecca Travis ©WHOI.

Credit: Rebecca Travis ©WHOI.

Station Papa 9 team members spent some time during transit decorating Styrofoam cups, which were later placed in a CTD rosette.  The CTD Rosette, depending on the sampling plan, may sample to several hundred or even thousands of meters below the surface.  The after picture shows what pressure does to Styrofoam, an example of why ocean observing equipment has to be sturdy enough to function under such conditions.