Journalist Report
Crew 319
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Mackenzie Calle
Date: 22-10-2025
Sol: 10
Report from Sol 10
Reporting from Sol 10 10.22.25 17:27
TODAY WAS OUR LAST DAY OF EVAs!! It’s also the first day that we’ve had clouds in over 1.5 weeks! Hard to believe that our mission is coming close to the end. It simultaneously feels like we just began and like we have lived here forever. I think I speak for the whole crew when I say we are going to miss the landscapes and the clarity of the Milky Way at night. But also I think a few of us are looking forward to regular showers and coffee again.
We saved our farthest EVA journeys for today. EVA Crew 1 with Commander Rym Chaid and Crew Engineer Ricardo J. Gonzalez ventured to Green Mars Overlook. They have now set the Crew 319 record for the farthest distance from the Hab. They were met there with a huge canyon and soaring vistas.
EVA Crew 2 with Crew Scientist Shriya Musuku and Crew Journalist Mackenzie Calle made their way to the Sea of Shells. After a few wrong turns on mismarked Mars pathways, they made it to their destination. Turns out there are no shells at the Sea of Shells but there are monumental plateaus, gray rolling hills, and a lot of sparkling crystal rock. Shriya also maneuvered some expert 3-point turns.
Last night, Shriya also showed the crew a few slide samples of local tiny creatures that made their way into the hab. Pretty cool to see some of the tiny aliens at 100x magnification.