Crew 314 EVA Report 16-04-2025
EVA #13
Author: Béatrice Hollander (Commander)
Purpose of EVA: The crew will be collecting soil for Bérengère at Candor Chasma, as she hasn’t been able to obtain samples from that location yet. These efforts support ongoing research on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and their potential to enhance Martian soil bioactivity in future life-support systems.
Start time: 9:34am
End time : 11:49am
Narrative : At 9:34 AM, the EVA team entered the SAS for the 5-minute decompression procedure. The team was split into two rovers: Spirit, driven by Bérengère with Odile as passenger, and Opportunity, driven by Batoul with Louis as passenger.
The rovers left the MDRS at 9:43 AM. By 9:49 AM, the team reported their position at the intersection of Galileo Road. However, at 10:00 AM, they realized they had driven approximately 500 meters past the intended location and turned around to return to the correct site.
They arrived at the planned location at 10:08 AM and parked the rovers. At 10:11 AM, the crew continued on foot toward the canyon. By 10:23 AM, they had entered the canyon. At 10:54 AM, attempts to reach the team via radio were unsuccessful, and there was no communication.
At 11:02 AM, the team began heading back through the canyon. They reached the rovers at 11:28 AM and departed from Compass Rock. At 11:36 AM, they passed the Galileo Road intersection and arrived back at the MDRS at 11:42 AM.
The crew entered the SAS for decompression at 11:44 AM, and the EVA officially ended at 11:49 AM.
Destination: Candor Chasma
Coordinates : 4252000N, 520000W
Participants : Louis Baltus (Astronomer), Bérengère Bastogne (Greenhab), Batoul Tani (Journalist) et Odile Hilgers (HSO).
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map : The crew will depart the MDRS via Moonwalk Road, then follow Cow Dung Road 0110 before turning onto Galileo Road 1104 toward Compass Rock.
Mode of travel: Driving and walking