Crew 314 EVA Report 10-04-2025
EVA #6
Author : Odile Hilgers
Purpose of EVA: The primary objective of tomorrow’s EVA is to conduct essential equipment checks at the intersection of Galileo Road and Cow Dung Road. Subsequently, we will discover some new area, known as Candor Chasma. We will park our rovers at Compass Rock, and walk from this point. The goal of the walk is to enter the canyon and advance approximately one mile beyond the rover parking point to conduct further observation and terrain assessment.
Start time: 9:32 am
End time : 11:12 am
Narrative :
Minor change in this morning’s EVA crew: Batoul Tani had a scientific emergency related to her own experiment and couldn’t participate in the EVA.
The crew left the Hab on time this morning. The team was split in two, with Arnaud acting as EVA leader for the day. He took Curiosity, while Béatrice and Antoine took Opportunity (Spirit is still out of use due to a battery charging issue, which explains the change from yesterday’s EVA plan). Béatrice was driving.
They made a first stop at the intersection of Galileo Road and Cow Dung Road, after taking Moonwalk Road out of the MDRS. They checked Antoine’s equipment—no issues to report.
They continued to Compass Rock, where they planned to leave their rovers for the day. At one point, there was a brief concern due to a miscommunication: Mission Support thought the EVA team might be stuck somewhere. Fortunately, the situation was quickly clarified, and the mission could proceed.
The team made a brief stop along Galileo Road without leaving the rover. CapCom and the EVA leader attempted to communicate, but the signal was very poor. A change in leadership was made, with Béatrice becoming the new EVA leader.
Their actual position differed from the one initially planned, so they proceeded a bit further and finally reached Compass Rock at 10:15. There, they discussed the map and the route they would follow through the canyon, and left the rover at 10:25.
Due to very poor signal in Candor Chasma, we had no contact with the EVA team while they were walking.
They reestablished communication with CapCom at 10:53, informing us they were exiting the canyon.
On the way back, Antoine drove Curiosity solo, while Arnaud drove Opportunity with Béatrice as passenger. They returned safely to the Hab and even had the chance to admire some lizards along the way.
Destination: Candor Chasma (and with the rovers Compass Rock)
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84):
Intersection Galileo Road and Cow Dung Road : 4252250N, 519000W.
Candor Chasma, parking the rovers at Compass Rock : 4252000N, 520000W.
Participants: Béatrice Hollander (commander), Antoine Dubois (Engineer), Arnaud de Wergifosse (Executive Officer).
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: MoonWalk Road, Cow Dung Road 01110, then turning on Galileo Road 11004.
Mode of travel : Driving and walking