Category: EVA Report

Crew 314 EVA Report 09-04-2025

EVA # 5
Author: Batoul Tani (Crew Journalist)
Purpose of EVA: The primary objective of this EVA is to conduct essential equipment checks at the intersection of Galileo Road and Cow Dung Road. Subsequently, we will proceed to the Gateway to Lith to assess a potential future site for equipment relocation and to survey the Special Region. Additionally, drone tests will be performed at the intersection of Cow Dung Road and Brahe Hwy 1572, as these were not completed during EVA #4.
Start time: 9.10 AM
End time: 11:15 AM
Narrative:
The crew departed from the station at 9:10 AM with two rovers: Opportunity (Driver: Louis, Passenger: Antoine) and Perseverance (Driver: Odile, Passenger: Béatrice), as Spirit had not fully charged overnight.
Their mission was to inspect equipment located at the intersection of Galileo Road and Cow Dung Road. En route, they made a brief stop to observe a group of deer crossing nearby.
The crew continued along Cow Dung Road to reach the Special Region, where they assessed the area as a potential site for future equipment installation. During their exploration, they stayed within 500 meters of the rovers.
After completing the inspection, they retrieved the rover at 10:10 AM on Cow Dung Road and proceeded to the intersection with Brahe Highway 1572, a location they had not been able to visit during EVA #4 where they used the drone to conduct a reconnaissance of the area.
The team began their return to the station at 10:47 AM, switching drivers as follows:
Antoine took over as the driver of Opportunity, with Louis as the passenger. In Perseverance, Béatrice drove while Odile was the passenger.
They arrived back at the MDRS at 11:15 AM and initiated the 5-minute repressurization process in the airlock, officially concluding the EVA.
Destination: Gateway to Lith – focusing on the "Special Region," accessed via the small road leading to it.
Coordinates (use UTM WSG 84):
Intersection Galileo Road and Cow Dung Road : 4252250N, 519000W
Special region : 518500N, 4256000W
Intersection of Cow Dung Road and Brahe Hwy : 4255000N, 518000W
EVA participants: Béatrice Hollander (commandant), Odile Hilgers (Health and Safety Officer), Antoine Dubois (Engineer) and Louis Baltus (Astronomer).
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map : MoonWalk Road, Cow Dung Road 01110, Road leading to “Special Region”
Mode of travel: Driving and walking

Crew 313 EVA Report 01-04-2025

EVA # 1

Author: Jen Carver-Hunter

Purpose of EVA: Geologic sample collection

Start time: 10:00

End time: 12:00

Narrative: The crew was prepped and ready for their EVA shortly after 10:00. They used Spirit, Perseverance, and Opportunity rovers to travel to Brahe Hwy to collect their first specimens. Then they turned south on Cow Dung Rd and drove to their second location, which was near the balancing rock south of dry creek wash to collect their second and third specimens. Poor weather moved in, so mission control requested that the crew finish their sample collection and return to the Hab. In spite of moving quickly to return, they did get caught in a little bit of precipitation.

Destination: Intersection with Brahe Hwy followed by mounds near the balancing rock south of dry creek wash

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 518000, 4254750 and 518000, 4254000

Participants: David Joy, Becca Hodgkinson, Emily Lehnart, Riley Nuttycombe, and Samantha Reynolds

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Crew took rovers from the Hab to Cow Dung Rd, turned north onto Cow Dung Rd, and followed it to the intersection with Brahe Hwy. From there, they turned south on Cow Dung Rd to the second collection site south of dry creek wash. From the second site, they returned to the Hab on Cow Dung Rd.

Mode of travel: Spirit, Opportunity, and Perseverance Rovers

Rover hours
Spirit: Before EVA 271.4, After EVA 271.9
Perseverance: Before EVA 315.9, After EVA 316.6
Opportunity: Before EVA 211.6, After EVA 212.3

Crew 313 EVA Report 01-04-2025

EVA # 2

Author: Jen Carver-Hunter

Purpose of EVA: Data Collection for Helmet Test

Start time: 15:00

End time: 16:30

Narrative: The EVA team departed the Hab through the RAM airlock and walked to Cow Dung Rd. From there, the crew turned north and walked to the marble ritual, picking up an offering for the ritual baskets on the way. While at the Marble Ritual, the crew walked around, climbed a small hill, picked up samples, and simulated a full scope geologic EVA in order to test the helmets and backpack systems that were developed by R. Nuttycombe. After collecting a sufficient amount of data to report, the crew returned back to the Hab via Cow Dung Rd.

Destination: Marble Ritual

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 518500, 4251000

Participants: Jen Carver-Hunter, David Joy, Becca Hodgkinson, Emily Lehnart, and Riley Nuttycombe

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Crew walked north on Cow Dung Road to Marble Ritual and then returned to the Hab by walking south on Cow Dung Road.

Mode of travel: Walking

Crew 313 EVA Report 02-04-2025

EVA # 4

Author: Jen Carver-Hunter

Purpose of EVA: Helmet Test Data Collection

Start time: 14:00

End time: 15:00

Narrative: The crew left the Hab and turned north on Cow Dung Rd. They started at the Marble Ritual and then walked slightly east and south to examine geologic samples while testing the suits and helmets. By the end of the EVA, crew was tired and returned to the Hab via Cow Dung Rd.

Destination: Marble Ritual and surrounding area

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 518500, 4251000

Participants: David Joy, Emily Lehnardt, Riley Nuttycombe, and Samantha Reynolds

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road to Marble Ritual and then back to the Hab

Mode of travel: N/A

Crew 313 EVA Report 02-04-2025

EVA # 3

Author: Jen Carver-Hunter

Purpose of EVA: Geologic sample collection

Start time: 10:00

End time: 12:00

Narrative: The crew was prepped and ready for their EVA shortly at 10:00. They traveled south on Cow Dung Road to the wash along the road to Barrainca Butte. At the wash, they walked west toward Barrainca Butte, collecting geologic specimens. After 20 minutes of specimen collection, the crew loaded up in the rovers to drive to their second collection site at Kissing Camel Ridge. The crew walked along the wash to the southwest of Kissing Camel Ridge, collecting geologic specimens before returning to the rovers to drive back along Cow Dung Rd to the Hab.

Destination: Road to Barrainca Butte and Southwest Kissing Camel Ridge

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 519700, 4247300 and 518200, 4249300

Participants: Jen Carver-Hunter, David Joy, Becca Hodgkinson, Emily Lehnardt, Riley Nuttycombe, and Samantha Reynolds

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road south to 1101 (Rd to Barrainca Butte) and then returning North to Kissing Camel Ridge and the Hab

Mode of travel: Spirit, Curiosity, and Perseverance Rovers

Crew 311 EVA Report 17-02-2025

EVA # 01
Author: Meddi MOUMOUNI (GreenHab Officer)
Purpose of EVA: EVA Training exploring west for a spot for atmospheric instrument
Start time: 10:00 a.m
End time: 11:00 a.m
Narrative: We took our first step on martian land after our arrival, we then hopped on Spirit & Curiosity rovers to go to Marble rituals. No issues during travel, we successfully arrived at the spot. The crew then started exploring the surroundings and found a satisfactory spot for the experiments. We then came back to the MDRS and re-entered the base on time.
Destination: Marble Rituals
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 518250 E, 4250750 N
Participants: Meddi MOUMOUNI (GreenHab Officer & EVA Leader), Robin GORIUS (Crew Engineer), Isolde LOUZIER-RICALENS (Crew Journalist), Quentin BERLEMONT
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110
Mode of travel: Driving then Walking a few Hundred meters West (More info on rovers in operational report)

Crew 311 EVA Report 19-02-2025

EVA # 03

Author: Quentin Berlemont, Crew Astronomer

Purpose of EVA: Installation of atmospheric instruments given by ESA and CNRS: MegaArès/Field Mill (Electromagnetic field measures), LOAC (Aerosol counter), Weather Station

Start time: 09:39 AM

End time: 11:54 AM

Narrative: EVA Crew entered the RAM Airlock at 09:39 AM and left the station at 09:44. Robin and Isolde took the Curiosity rover while Quentin walked while pulling the cart; both the rover and the cart were holding the equipment. After a few meters at 09:50 a piece of equipment detached from its mast and Robin went back to the RAM to gather zip ties to reattach it. They arrived to Marble Rituals at 10:00 AM. They went to 38.4080106/-110.788139 (coordinates recovered on the GPS device carried during EVAs) by walking, using the cart to bring the equipment. They left the site at 11:35 AM by rover for Robin and Isolde, by walking for Quentin, and parked the rover, then took pictures of the interior of the reflector at 11:45 AM as requested by mission support. They entered the RAM Airlock at 11:54 AM and EVA ended at 12:00AM.

Destination: Marble Rituals

Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 518250 E, 4250750 N

Participants: Quentin Berlemont (EVA leader and Crew Astronomer), Robin Gorius (Crew Engineer), Isolde Louzier-Ricalens (Crew Journalist)

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110

Mode of travel: Rover Curiosity and walking

Curiosity:
Start battery: 100%
End battery: 94%
Start hours: 296.7
End hours: 297.0

EVA #: 15

Author: Isolde Louzier-Ricalens (Crew Journalist, EVA Leader)

Atmospheric instrument batteries change and collection of data, then Kissing Camel Ridge West exploration thanks to notes from a 3D map.

Start time: 09:30 AM

End time: 01:18 PM

Narrative: The crew drove to Marble Rituals and changed batteries of our atmospheric instruments, then at 10:18 PM we drove to Kissing Camel Ridge West, and explored the area until 01:08 PM.

Destination: Kissing Camel Ridge W

Coordinates 518000 E, 4249500 N

EVA Participants: Meddi Moumouni (GreenHAB officer), Erin Pougheon (Commander), Isolde Louzier-Ricalens (Crew Journalist and EVA leader)

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Hwy 1575

Mode of travel: Driving to the atmospheric instruments, then driving to Kissing Camel Ridge W, walking in the area. Coming back to the station using the rovers.

Vehicles used: Spirit and Opportunity

Spirit: Start 83%, 268,3h/ End 67%, 268.6h

Opportunity: Start 100%, 207.9h/ End 73%, 208.1h

EVA #: 16

Author: Robin GORIUS (Crew engineer, EVA Leader)

Purpose of EVA: retrieve the atmospheric instruments from Marble Rituals

Start time: 9:01 AM

End time: 9:46 AM

Narrative: The crew went to marble ritual with curiosity and perseverance. They parked the rovers at 9:10 AM then walked to the instrument site. On site they retrieved the last data set and started disconnecting all the instruments from the batteries at 9:13 AM. They did two back and forth between the instrument site and the rovers and completed the task at 9:33. They drove back to the station and placed every instrument in the RAM. They entered the hab airlock at 9:41 AM. With that the final EVA of crew 311 was completed!

Destination: Marble Rituals

Coordinates (use UTM WSG 84): 518250 E, 4250750 N

EVA Participants: Erin Pougheon (Crew commander), Isolde Louzier-Ricalens (Crew Journalist), Robin GORIUS ( and EVA Leader).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110

Mode of travel: Driving to Marble Rituals, walking to the experiments site and coming back to the rovers. The crew will drive back and forth between the station and the instrument site to bring everything home.

Vehicles used: Curiosity and Perseverance

Curiosity: Start 100%, 300.7h/ End 92%, 300.8h

Perseverance: Start 100%, 310.4h/ End 92%, 310.5h

Crew 311 EVA Report 10-03-2025

EVA #: 13

Author: Erin POUGHEON (Crew Commander, EVA Leader)

Purpose of EVA: Pick up the salt in front of the Hab. Atmospheric experiments battery change then 3D mapping of Kissing Camel Ridge W with a drone. Before going to Kissing Camel Ridge W, we want to go to Sea of Shells, where we had EVAs last week because we forgot the EVA Emergency Kit over there. We’ll have with us another emergency kit (so we have one with us before picking up the official one), and ropes.

Start time: 09:01 AM

End time: 01:00 PM

Narrative: The EVA started with the Crew going to the atmospheric instruments to change batteries. Everything was nominal. Then, we went to Sea of Shells and picked up the emergency EVA kit that was exactly where we thought we forgot it. The Crew Commander had a problem with her suit, the air flow was stopped. But Crew Scientist and Crew HSO managed to open the suit and fix the problem, it was just one of the cables of the battery that disconnected. We chose to continue the EVA and not abort as the problem was solved, and easy to solve again. We drove back to the station without any problems. We decided to switch rovers as the ones we had were low battery. Then, we drove to KCR W where we performed the photogrammetry nominally. We drove back to the station, entered the airlock at 12:55 AM and entered the station safely at 01:00 PM.

Destination: Marble Rituals, Sea of Shells and then Kissing Camel Ridge W

Coordinates (use UTM WSG 84): 518250 E, 4250750 N then 516500E, 425550 N then 518000 E, 4249500 N

EVA Participants: Somaya Bennani (Crew Scientist), Célyan Ferret (Crew HSO), Erin Pougheon (Crew Commander and EVA Leader).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110, Brahe Hwy 1572, Copernicus Hwy 1575

Mode of travel: Driving to Marble Rituals walking to the experiments site and coming back to the rovers then driving to Sea of Shells, and then driving to Kissing Camel Ridge W, walking in the area. Coming back to the station using the rovers.

Vehicles used: Curiosity and Perseverance, then Spirit and Opportunity

Curiosity: Start 100%, 298.8h/ End 44%, 300.5h

Perseverance: Start 100%, 309.3h/ End 49%, 309.2h

Spirit: Start 100%, 268.2h/ End 83%, 268.3h

Opportunity: Start 100%, 207.7h/ End 87%, 207.9h