Location:
ABOARD JOIDES RESOLU, , CHINA
Post Date:
Feb 23, 2017 2:39 AM
TAG ID:
xnaphotos726476
(RM)
Credit:
Zhang Jiansong / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom
Format:
3675 x 2423 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Zhang Jiansong
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
(170223) -- ABOARD JOIDES RESOLUTION, Feb. 23, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Two dolphinfishes, also known as Mahi-mahi, are photographed aboard the U.S. drilling ship JOIDES Resolution during an expedition to the South China Sea, Feb. 22, 2017. Scientists from different countries are on the JOIDES Resolution for an expedition to the South China Sea. As part of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), they will explore the mechanisms of lithosphere extension during the continental breakup. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong) (wsw)