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EVA Report – April 19th

Crew 245 EVA Report 19-04-2022
SOL: 9
EVA #: 12
Author: Vittorio Netti

Purpose of EVA: First EVA of the spit cortisol test.
Start time: 07:45
End time: 10:00
Narrative: This EVA was part of 4 EVAs to evaluate the cortisol levels in 2 crew members before and after an EVA, with or without the help of a detailed map of the area obtained previously with a drone. In this EVA, Vittorio navigated between 2 waypoints with the official MDRS map (the other crew member will have a GPS in case). The EVA team walked in the beautiful landscape, trying to find their way to the arrival waypoint. Once reached, they went back to the rover and got back to the Hab.
Destination: North Ridge
Coordinates (UTM NAD27 CONUS): 4251500 N; 518500 E
Participants: Vittorio Netti (EVA Commander), Nadia Marouff (EVA HSO)
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung road
Mode of travel: Rover and Walking

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EVA Report – April 19th

Crew 245 EVA Report 19-04-2022
SOL: 9
EVA #: 13
Author: Paolo Guardabasso

Purpose of EVA: Second EVA of the spit cortisol test.
Start time: 11:15
End time: 13:00
Narrative: This EVA was part of 4 EVAs to evaluate the cortisol levels in 2 crew members before and after an EVA, with or without the help of a detailed map of the area obtained previously with a drone. In this EVA, Paolo navigated between 2 waypoints with a map generated by a drone (the other crew member will have a GPS in case). The EVA team walked in the beautiful landscape, trying to find their way to the arrival waypoint. Once reached, they went back to the rover and returned to the Hab.
Destination: Tank wash
Coordinates (UTM NAD27 CONUS): 4252697 N; 519588 E
Participants: Paolo Guardabasso (EVA Commander), Luca Rossettini (HSO)
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: North on Cow Dung Road 0110
Mode of travel: Rover and Walking

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Sol Summary – April 19th

Crew 245 Sol Summary Report 19-04-2022
SOL: 9
Summary Title: Nominal ops
Author’s name: Paolo Guardabasso

Mission status: The majority of the experiments proceed nominally, with some issues here and there.

Sol Activity Summary: The day was dedicated to EVAs in the morning (before the wind rose) and to sample and data processing in the afternoon, with a bit of relax. We also (sadly) started managing the logistics for our return to Earth.

Look Ahead Plan: Tomorrow we’ll once again dedicate the morning to EVAs, and spend the afternoon most likely similar to today, working on experiments and logistics.

Anomalies in work: We observed a non-nominal behaviour in Suit 1 (air only at maximum), and we performed some troubleshooting.

Weather: Good weather, although increasingly windy. Temperature 9 (low) and 29 (high) C, Wind speed 43 (avg) and 64 (max) kph

Crew Physical Status: We’re starting to feel the effects of the hot season. One crew member was denied EVA because of high BP.

EVA: Two consecutive EVAs have been performed. They represent the first part of two parts of the stress level experiment, where 2 crew members will have to explore and navigate an area with and without a digital map previously generated with a drone.

Reports to be filled:
– HSO report
– Operation report
– Journalist report
– Some pictures + picture of the day
– EVA request (2)
– EVA report (2)

Support Requested: None at the moment.

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Journalist Report – April 18th

[ Φύσις κρύπτεσθαι φιλεῖ ] Journalist Report
Crew 245 Journalist report 18 April 2022
Sol: 08
Name of person filling the report: Dr Benjamin Pothier

Days are becoming more and more packed here at the MDRS station. All the members of crew 245 want to conduct as many experiences and projects as they can while we are still living on Martian ground. From testing a helmet prototype to 3D printing in the RAM, and from 3D scanning rock formations around the station to making a 3D digital copy of the lower deck. It’s been a very busy day and we aren’t done yet as I have to participate with Luca in a neuroscience experiment involving a portable EEG headset before going to bed. We just had an amazing dinner with a main meal prepared by Nadia (Martian shepherd’s pie) and Luca is vacuum cleaning the upper deck as I type my report. These are chunks of our lives on Mars, like meteorites flashing in the sky, burning bright. A strange mix of the raw, the harsh, the mundane and the transcendent. As Heraclitus would say "Φύσις κρύπτεσθαι φιλεῖ" or "Nature loves to conceal herself", I do agree though yesterday’s night we managed to catch a bit of her : a night lapse of the station surrounded by the great Bear, the "Ursa Major" constellation. So yes, Nature loves to conceal herself, even on Mars, but like the Ursa Major we face events and remain constant.

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Benjamin Pothier

The Explorers Club (NYC) International Fellow Member
PhD Researcher, CAIIA (Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts)
Planetary Collegium, Plymouth University.
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/benjamin-pothier

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Crew Photos – April 18th

Hello please find attached the daily photos.

Bests regards, Crew journalist

Dr Benjamin Pothier

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Benjamin Pothier

The Explorers Club (NYC) International Fellow Member
PhD Researcher, CAIIA (Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts)
Planetary Collegium, Plymouth University.

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