Crew 314 Sol Summary Report 12-04-2025
Sol: 6
Summary Title: Under the Martian Gusts
Author’s name: Arnaud de Wergifosse (Crew Executive Officer)
Mission Status: ongoing
Sol Activity Summary: Despite strong winds and slightly limited visibility, an EVA was successfully conducted today to explore the region. The mission proceeded with caution and allowed for valuable observations of the surrounding terrain.
In the science dome, our crew journalist, Batoul, observed the completion of treatments on her first bacterial cultures. She is expecting her initial results tomorrow, which will mark an exciting milestone in her microbiology experiments. Bérengère, our GreenHab Officer, was able to tend to the plants despite the high temperatures inside the greenhouse, ensuring they remain in good condition.
Overall, it was a relatively calm day for most of the scientific projects, aside from the daily routine experiments which continued as planned.
Look Ahead Plan: One EVA is scheduled in the morning to conduct Bérengère’s experiment at Sea of Shells. Throughout the day, we will continue working on our individual experiments, including a CRM simulation in the afternoon involving the whole team for Odile’s experiment. Béatrice and Arnaud will carry on their research while collecting data with their wearables.
Anomalies in work: None was notified.
Weather: The day was partly cloudy both in the morning and afternoon, with occasional wind and gusts reaching up to 39 mph. Temperatures fluctuated between 47°F and 88°F throughout the entire day.
Crew Physical Status: Everyone was in good health today, with no issues reported.
EVA: Under warmer weather conditions and moderate wind gusts (~15 mph), the crew departed the MDRS at 09:44, heading toward the Sea of Shells for geological sampling and a check on Antoine’s experiment. Despite intermittent signal loss—particularly upon arrival at the Sea of Shells at 10:10—the team successfully completed their tasks. Wind conditions peaked at 16 mph during the outing.
After returning to Brahe Highway at 11:01 and re-establishing communication, the crew made a second stop at the intersection of Galileo and Cow Dung Road to inspect field equipment. The EVA concluded with a safe return to the Hab at 11:24, followed by decompression ending at 11:32.
This EVA successfully met all scientific and operational objectives despite communication and weather-related challenges.
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, Journalist Report, GreenHab Report, Operations Report, EVA Report, EVA Request, Crew Photos, Astronomy Report.
Support Requested:
A request was submitted to Mission Support to assist the crew in closing the main entrance door, which had suddenly slammed open due to strong winds and became stuck. Thanks to Mission Support’s prompt intervention, the issue was successfully resolved.
Since some of the canned goods and food supplies (such as eggs, coffee, etc.) were already partially used upon our arrival, would it be possible to receive a resupply?