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Christmas Day, 1977, found the D/V Glomar Challenger (ship) drilling and coring in the Philippine Sea for the Deep Sea Drilling Project, so an international Christmas was celebrated on board the ship. Left to right: Douglas Waples, an organic chemist from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; Hisatake Okada, Yamagata University, Japan; Atsuyuki Mizuno, Geological Survey of Japan, Kawasaki; Doris Curtis, Bellaire Research Center, Shall Development Company, Houston, Texas; Dorothy Jung Echols, Washington University, St. Louis. The scientists are putting the finishing touches on the Christmas tree. December 25, 1977.

Christmas Day, 1977, found the D/V Glomar Challenger (ship) drilling and coring in the Philippine Sea for the Deep Sea Dri...