IODP

doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.336.2010

Site summaries (continued)

Hole 395A

Priority: Primary
Position: 22°45.3519′N, 46°4.8609′W
Water depth (m below sea level): 4482.5
Target drilling depth (m below seafloor): 95
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): Pending IODP Environmental Protection and Safety Panel review
Survey coverage (track map; seismic profile): SCS13, Shotpoint 810
• Track map (Fig. AF1)
• Seismic profile (Fig. AF3)
Objective(s): 1. Core sediment and uppermost basement
2. Retrieve existing CORK from Hole 395A
3. Install new long-term borehole observatory (CORK) in Hole 395A
Drilling program: APC/​XCB to basement
Logging program OR downhole measurements program: Temperature log of Hole 395A
Nature of rock anticipated: Foraminiferal ooze and sand, clay, basalt