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13 FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS Although deeper penetration and operation in higher latitudes and/or sea states with a corresponding explosion in fundamental knowledge of crustal processes are the prime factors, several other arguments add strength to the rationale for continued scientific ocean drilling and to the preference for moving up to Explorer. These are: 1) The universal approval of the proposed program by so many independent groups, ranging from panels of prominent earth scientists (e.g., the Giletti Committee) to one comprising leaders from many disciplines (e.g., NSF's "Blue Ribbon Panel"). 2) The ever-increasing number of interested personnel. Many young investigators are involvedâwitness the composition of the COSOD meeting in Austin in November 1981. This was a meeting of "proponents" of drilling, more than half of whom have yet to sail on Challenger or be directly involved in DSDP analyses, but all of whom realize the scientific and training potential of the problems Explorer could attack. 3) The opportunity to train students. The Challenger program has translated directly into educational opportunities both at sea and in the sample analyses that have eventuated into numerous important doctoral dissertations. When fully outfitted, Explorer would be in truth a floating laboratory, with instruments equivalent to those in our best marine geology laboratories. And with her larger accommodations, more students could participate directly, at sea as well as ashore. 4) International aspects. The contributions to international cooperation have been substantial and perhaps not sufficiently publicized.
