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GreenHab Report – March 5th

Report title: GreenHab Report
Crew #: 330
Position: Greenhab officer
Report prepared by: Félix Marguet
Date: 05-03-2026
Sol: 18

Environmental control (fan & heater): Yes
Average temperatures (last 24h): 71.7°F
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 80.3F
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 67.7°F
Average humidity (last 24h): 22.0%
Maximum humidity (last 24h): 25.7%
Minimum humidity (last 24h): 17.8%

Hours of supplemental light: 5h30
Daily water usage for crops: 2gal
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0.5 gal
Water in the Tank (160 gal useful capacity): 130 gallons remaining
Time(s) of watering for crops: 11AM, 4:30PM
Changes to crops:None
Narrative: N/A
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams)
Support/supplies needed : no

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EVA Report – March 5th

Report title: EVA Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Journalist

Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac

Date: (05-03-2026)

Sol: 18

EVA #: 16

Purpose of EVA : Orienteering for photogrammetry experiment at East North Ridge

Start time: 10 : 00 AM

End time: 12 : 00 AM

Narrative: When we arrived at North Ridge, we went to the starting point of the orienteering task. Félix and Julien then successfully found the 7 way points in 11 minutes. It’s better than the team with the 2D map. We had time to explore North Ridge and we decided to climb. We reached the top of it but we got back as some snow started to fall. We went back to the station without issues.

Destination per MDRS Map: East of North Ridge

Destination Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): (518750E, 4251700N)

EVA Participants:

– EVA Leader : Adrien, Journalist

– Félix, Botanist

– Adèle, HSO

– Julien, Scientist

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road towards North

Mode of travel: driving and walking

Vehicles you will be using (If applicable): Opportunity, Curiosity

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Operations Report – March 5th

Report title: Operations Report
Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Engineer

Report prepared by: Lou Goiffon

Date: 05-03-2026

Sol: 18

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging: YES

Opportunity rover used : Yes

Hours (Before EVA): 258.5

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 83%

Currently charging: YES

Curiosity rover used: Yes

Hours (Before EVA): 349.0

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 80%

Currently charging: YES

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours (Before EVA):

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging: YES

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations:

Water Use (see notes): 26.27 gal/d

Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 252 gallons

Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON

Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON

Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): NO

Summary of internet: downlink 366.18 Mbits/s, uplink 20.00 Mbits/s, ping 20 ms

Summary of suits and radios: N/A

Suits used in EVAs :

– N°1 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 93%

– N°2 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 82%

– N°3 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 84%

– N°9 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 83%

The battery of backpack 5 has been replaced and tested, it is now functional again

Summary of GreenHab operations: (use information from the GreenHab report)

Water use: 2 gallons

Heater (ON or OFF): ON

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6pm – 11:30pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): Top of the aromatic plants trimmed

Summary of Science Dome operations: Human factors experiments conducted

Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): ON

Summary of RAM operations: N/A

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

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Sol Summary – March 5th

Report title: Sol Summary Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Commander

Report prepared by: Gaspard THIEULIN

Date: 05/03/2026

Sol: 18

Summary Title: Another good sol on Mars

Mission Status: Going great, two thirds done !

Sol Activity Summary:
Today was another good and calm sol. We didn’t encounter any new issue with our experiments or the station itself.
In the night, our ground team published our mid-mission video, and we are very proud of the result. We hope that it shows in a beautiful way all the work we have been doing in the station for the past two weeks !
In the morning, we worked our lower body with a physical session prepared by Adèle and Julien together. This time, the EVA team used a 3D map for orienteering, and clearly beat the performance of the 2D team, showing the usefulness of Photogrammetry for exploration. The rest of the crew kept working on other experiments in the station, and took time to rest a bit. Even though the mission is going better than ever, we are still feeling fatigue from the isolation and confinement, and we can feel it more as the week gets closer to its end (and the so awaited rest day !).
As today was quite cloudy, we tried to minimize our electrical consumption. Usually a resource we have in excess in the day thanks to our huge solar panels, like every other one on Mars we had to think about every usage and how necessary it was.

Look Ahead Plan:
As we approach the last leg of our mission, we are beginning to plan the conclusion for everything we have set up in the station, both for our living quarters and for our experiments. We are looking forward to our last rest day, to fully recharge our batteries and finalize everything with renewed motivation.

Anomalies in work: None

Weather: Cloudy and Windy

Crew Physical Status: Physically fit and well

EVA:
– EVA 16 Conducted with success
– EVA 17 to be planned for the maintenance of the atmospheric experiments, exploration and Stratigraphy

Reports to be filed:
– EVA 16 Report
– Journalist Report
– Greenhab report
– Operations report

Support Requested: None

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Journalist Report – March 4th

Report title: Journalist Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Journalist

Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac

Date: (04-03-2026)

Sol: 17

Journalist Report Title (if applicable) : 17 minutes

This morning, it was Célia and Gaspard who left on EVA to conduct the first orienteering session this week. They could prepare by using a 2D map on which the way-points were indicated. Lou went with them to observe how the usage of the 2D map influenced their performance on the field. They managed to validate all 7 way-points in 17 minutes and 30 seconds, and tomorrow we will see whether the team with a 3D map will beat this performance. When we selected the zone for the Photogrammetry experiment, we thought it would be harder this week compared to the last. But the fact that it had more relief offers more points of reference for self-orienting and they found the way-points quite easily.

Meanwhile, Adèle, Julien and I had an Orbital Architecture cognitive session, in three different locations in the station. Depending on our environment, our cognitive abilities evolve and this is why we repeat these sessions in different places.

In the afternoon, Célia and Félix worked on the Géol’Ex. They could identify some issues that they will be able to solve in the next few days.

With Adèle, we finally finalized our mid-mission video. It took a lot of work in the previous days, and we hope you will all like it!

Lou worked on the 3D map to make it easier to use during tomorrow’s preparation; Gaspard designed the interface for a new experiment. It will study at which moment of the day we prefer to monitor the parameters of our station.

We also reserved some time today to relax. If a crew went to Mars, it would be important not to overload them, and some periods of boredom are important to keep them performing in case of an issue.

Tonight, we will play some board games together.

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GreenHab Report – March 4th

Report title: GreenHab Report
Crew #: 330
Position: Greenhab officer
Report prepared by: Félix Marguet
Date: 04-03-2026
Sol: 17

Environmental control (fan & heater): Yes
Average temperatures (last 24h): 79.8°F
Maximum temperature (last 24h): 105.8F
Minimum temperature (last 24h): 68.2°F
Average humidity (last 24h): 19.3%
Maximum humidity (last 24h): 25.7%
Minimum humidity (last 24h): 10.57%

Hours of supplemental light: 5h30
Daily water usage for crops: 4gal
Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 0.2 gal
Water in the Tank (160 gal useful capacity): 131 gallons remaining
Time(s) of watering for crops: 4:30PM
Changes to crops:None
Narrative: N/A
Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams)
Support/supplies needed : no

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Journalist Report – March 9th

Report title: Journalist Report
Crew #: 330
Position: Journalist
Report prepared by: Adrien Saugnac
Date: 09-03-2026
Sol: 22

Journalist Report Title: Hab Ridge

This morning, we left on an exploration EVA with Gaspard and Félix toward Hab Ridge. For the first time, we did not take the rovers to get there and we had to hike to get to the site.

All day, Lou and Julien assembled the rover of the SupaeroMoon experiment. The first weeks, Lou used the 3D printer loaned by the CNES to build the different parts of the rover. The objective is to finish the assembly tomorrow to be able to do an EVA to test it. It has been two years that we have been collaborating with the SupaeroMoon club of the AE ISAE-SUPAERO. The members of the club created a rover entirely 3D-printable and we are testing the feasibility of carrying out the assembly in the conditions of a Martian analogue mission.

At the beginning of the afternoon, Adèle organized an HSO session to present to us the concept of nonviolent communication. It relies on the OSBD method (observation, sentiment, need, and demand) and allows for the improvement of social interactions by calling upon the empathy of everyone.

At the end of the afternoon, Julien answered questions from the Saint-Exupéry high school of Blagnac. We continue to do scientific mediation actions even during our mission and we proposed to certain classes to participate.

Félix and Célia prepared the stratigraphy EVA for tomorrow morning. There is a strong interest to analyze the geological composition of Mars because the absence of plate tectonics froze the past of the planet in its rocks. It is a way to better know the state of the solar system at the time of the appearance of life on Earth. We are therefore doing a bit of geology during our mission. Researchers from the IRAP gave us lessons to be able to realize the profile of an outcrop followed by a graphic log. From that, one can draw deductions about the geological history of the outcrop.

All afternoon, we continued to film for the documentary that we are preparing.

There remain only four days to our mission and the next days are going to be intense to manage to conclude our last objectives!

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Operations Report – March 9th

Report title: Operations Report

Crew #: 330

Position: Crew Engineer

Report prepared by: Lou Goiffon

Date: 09-03-2026

Sol: 22

Non-nominal systems: N/A

Notes on non-nominal systems: N/A

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: No

Hours:

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging: YES

Opportunity rover used : No

Hours (Before EVA):

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging: YES

Curiosity rover used: No

Hours (Before EVA):

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging: YES

Perseverance rover used: No

Hours (Before EVA):

Beginning charge:

Ending charge:

Currently charging: YES

General notes on rovers: N/A

Summary of Hab operations:

Water Use (see notes): 22.82 gal/d

Main tank level (remaining gallons, see notes): 154 gallons

Main water tank pipe heater (ON or OFF): ON

Main water tank heater (ON or OFF): ON

Toilet tank emptied (NO or YES): YES

Summary of internet: downlink 370 Mbits/s, uplink 26.70 Mbits/s, ping 25 ms

Summary of suits and radios: N/A

Suits used during EVA :

N°9 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 89%

N°8 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 83%

N°10 : Beginning charge 100%, ending charge 100%

Summary of GreenHab operations: (use information from the GreenHab report)

Water use: 3 gallons

Heater (ON or OFF): ON

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 6pm – 11:30pm

Harvest (name, weight in grams): N/A

Summary of Science Dome operations: Human factors experiment conducted

Dual split (Heat or AC, On or Off or Automatic): ON

Summary of RAM operations: Building of 3D printed rover, use of Dremel, screwdrivers and drill

Summary of any observatory issues: N/A

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: N/A

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