Day: March 16, 2025

Posted on

Sol Summary – February 28th

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 28-02-2025

Sol: 12

Summary Title: Silence, it’s (micro) greening!

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: This morning, Crew 311 performed their last EVA to Candor Chasma. Crew HSO and Crew Commander had to find checkpoints thanks to drawings they did yesterday with a 3D map. They were very successful and found all 8 checkpoints in 48 minutes!

Meanwhile, in the Hab, everyone was working hard on the mid-mission video we’ll send tomorrow. The afternoon was centered on the same topic, we filmed images and edited. In parallel, experiments’ sessions continued to run.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow is Sol 13, our mid-mission day. We plan to finish working on the video to be able to send it during the comms window. Meanwhile, we plan to do our daily activities and a mid-mission recap between every crew member and Crew Commander.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 50 F / 60 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Report #07, EVA Request #08, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Posted on

Operations Report – February 28th

SOL: 12

Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS

Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: not used

Opportunity rover used: used

Hours: 260.6

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 58%

Currently charging: ?

Curiosity rover: used

Hours: 298

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 71%

Currently charging: ?

Perseverance rover: not used

General notes on rovers: None

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, experiments

Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:23 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 12.85gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):12.33gl

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 341gl

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : on

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no

Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, not used

2 -> 100%, not used

3 -> 100% , not used

4 -> 100%, not used

6 -> 100%, not used

7 -> 100%,used

8 -> 100%, not used

9 -> 100%, used

10 -> 100%, used

Radios : Nothing to report, repairs on suit 7 worked perfectly.

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered and harvested

WATER USE: 12.5 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): 4g mint, 12g basil

Summary of ScienceDome operations: experiments

Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): On Heat

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): None

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Posted on

GreenHab Report – February 28th

Crew 311 GreenHab Report 28-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: MOUMOUNI Meddi

Environmental control (fan & heater): Yes

Average temperatures (last 24h): 82F

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 95F

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 72F

Hours of supplemental light: 5hrs

Daily water usage for crops: 11 ½ Gallons

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 2L

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 83 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 10 a.m & 5 p.m

Changes to crops: None

Narrative: Another crew member helped me water the plants in the morning due to me being EVA habcom, will try to use less water in the coming days if possible

Harvest: Mint 4g, Basil 12g

Support/supplies needed: None

Posted on

Journalist Report – February 27th

SOL 11: The sun shines over the MDRS

04:00 PM: We are coming close to the halfway point of our mission, which is two weeks—the typical duration for a rotation at the MDRS. MARS Club missions are twice as long as others, and this necessitates a greater need for provisions. We should receive them on Saturday, and we are all eager to see our pantries refilled because our supplies of vegetables and protein sources are starting to end. These constraints push us to get creative every day to invent recipes with the rest of our pantries, and AMAIA assists us very well in this kind of research, even without internet.

This afternoon, the printer is busy! It has a lot of parts for the SUPAEROMOON rover to print. The objective of this experiment is to envision the assembly of a rover as part of a futuristic Martian mission. To save storage space and avoid broken pieces during transit, we bring the raw materials for the rover along with electronic components and batteries that we cannot manufacture on site. We then print the entire structure and can assemble our brand-new rover! This project showcases the work of many students since it is a collaboration between two clubs at ISAE-SUPAERO: the SUPAEROMOON club and the MARS Club!

While Robin starts printing the rover parts and models desert aggregates to study their sand layers, Erin and Somaya have finished writing their abstracts. They will be providing scientific reports on various aspects of our analogue mission and hope to present some at the next IAC, the annual international conference on aerospace.

Tonight, Erin and Célyan will analyze 3D maps of Candor Chasma Canyon, and tomorrow morning they will all set out to explore these “Martian” lands. After that, the entire crew will have walked in this stunning rock fissure.

06 :40 PM: It’s finally time. Recently, the solar observatory was yielding very poor results, making it difficult to observe any prominences on the sun’s surface. Quentin had to fully reparameterize the telescope, and the results have become impressive. The sun is at its peak activity, and our astronomer observed a huge solar flare. After hours of image processing using more than five different software programs, he is trying to prepare a surprise for us…

Posted on

Astronomy Report – February 27th

[category  astronomy-report]

Astronomy Report

Name: Quentin Berlemont

Crew: 311

Date: 02/27/2025

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Used (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF RCOS-16

Objects to be Imaged this Evening:

Images submitted with this report:

Problems Encountered:

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sunspots, prominences

Images submitted with this report: 1

Problems Encountered: I’m preparing an animation of the sun for the mid
rotation video

Posted on

GreenHab Report – February 27th

Crew 311 GreenHab Report 27-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: MOUMOUNI Meddi

Environmental control (fan & heater): Yes

Average temperatures (last 24h): 81 F

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 93 F

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 70 F

Hours of supplemental light: 5hrs

Daily water usage for crops: 10 ½ gallons

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 1.5L

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 95 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 9am & 3:30pm

Changes to crops: None

Narrative: Watered crops and harvested some garlic chives for lunch, also made an inventory of the seeds I could sow in the future

Harvest: 7g Garlic Chives

Support/supplies needed: None

Posted on

Operations Report – February 27th

SOL: 11

Name of person filing report: Robin GORIUS

Non-nominal systems: Robotic observatory, toilet alarm

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: not used

Opportunity rover used: not used

Curiosity rover: not used

Perseverance rover: not used

General notes on rovers: None

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, experiments

Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 6:21 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 10.29gl
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes):11.96gl

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 354gl

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): on

Static tank heater (on or off) : on

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): no

Summary of internet: used from 7 pm to 9 pm for reports

Summary of suits and radios:

Suits :

1 -> 100%, not used

2 -> 100%, not used

3 -> 100% , not used

4 -> 100%, not used

5 -> 100%, not used

6 -> 100%, not used

7 -> 100%, not used. I resoldered a wire to the main switch which was loose. The problem seems to be gone

8 -> 100%, used

9 -> 100%, not used

10 -> 100%, not used, the suit charged normally last night, just seems badly plugged.

Radios : Nothing to report

Summary of GreenHab operations: Plants were watered and harvested

WATER USE: 10.5 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 5 to 10 pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): 7g of garlic chives

Summary of ScienceDome operations: experiments

Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off): On Heat

Summary of RAM operations: (Tools used, work done): Soldering

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

Posted on

Sol Summary – February 27th

Crew 311 Sol Summary Report 27-02-2025

Sol: 11

Summary Title:

Author’s name: Erin Pougheon, Crew Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: This morning, the HUMANISE session failed: we couldn’t teleoperate the rover because of the bad weather where the rover is located (Netherlands). It wasn’t a problem and crew members adapted their schedule to work on the mid-rotation video. Everyone participated by giving ideas and opinions while Crew Scientist and Crew Journalist specifically spent time editing. We also continued 3D-printing what we need for experiments or for everyday life in the station.

The afternoon started with the beginning of the common recording for the EVOLSAN experiment and we wore the recording equipment all afternoon long. We spent time writing reports for outreach purposes and Crew Commander and Crew HSO prepared their EVA to Candor Chasma with the 3D map, to find checkpoints tomorrow!

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow will be centered on the last EVA at Candor Chasma with the 3D map to find checkpoints. Then, everyone will prepare the mid-rotation (mid-rotation video, mid-rotation scientific report, …) while continuing working on experiments.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 50 F / 60 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: None

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA Request #07, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Astronomy Report, Journalist Report, Crew Photos.

Support Requested: None

Posted on

Astronomy Report – February 26th

[category  astronomy-report]

Astronomy Report

Name: Quentin Berlemont

Crew: 311

Date: 02/26/2025

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Used (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF RCOS-16

Objects to be Imaged this Evening:

Images submitted with this report:

Problems Encountered:

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sunspots, prominences

Images submitted with this report: 0

Problems Encountered: No problems, only solutions! I found the issue in
my observations, now I have the same quality as yours, and have observed
cool prominences. I have not yet had the time to process the images,
I’ll send some tomorrow. I want to make an animation of the sun surface
features and prominences (500 images every 15 seconds for 1 hour), do
you have advice for this? I plan on using Autostakkert!3, IMPPG, NAFE
and Lightroom but if you have other suggestions they are welcome!

Copyright © The Mars Society. All rights reserved. | Main Site