Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 326
Position: Crew Journalist
Report prepared by: Daria Bardus
Date: 09-01-2026
Sol: 12
Journalist Report Title: Our Final Sol on Mars
For our last night on Mars, we watched Jurassic World. I once again fell asleep during the movie only to wake up to the whole crew looming over me while standing in a circle. After that Idris made a velociraptor noise and we all went to bed. This morning, we ate pancakes before preparing for our final EVA. Today, Idris, Armand, Katharina, and I went to White Rock Canyon to gather some more data before writing our final research reports. Once I had finished collecting samples and in between Kathrina’s signals we all started dancing the Macarena and the HOT TO GO dance.
While we were out on EVA Ben, Keegan, and Vindhya worked on their reports and cleaning the hab. Once we got back, we ate lunch and then got to work on our reports. We also took final crew photos in our flight suits before continuing to get work done and showering before our first meal back on Earth.
Tonight, we are going to drive into Hanksville for dinner and then finish cleaning the hab and packing before going to bed. Tomorrow morning, we will finish cleaning the hab and packing our bedding before heading to Grand Junction to catch our flights home.