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Sol Summary – February 6th

Crew 310 Sol Summary Report 06-02-2025

Sol: 4

Summary Title: Art is everywhere on Mars!

Author’s name: Ariadna Farres, Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary:

The crew day started early as the toilet tank overflow alarm started beeping at 4:30 am, when one of the crew members was using the toilet. After emptying the tank we went back to bed to get a couple of hours of sleep before starting the work day.

Today half of the crew dedicated their efforts on putting together a large-scale art project that the Hypatia team has been working on. We are hoping to get it captured by a satellite in the next few days. Two EVAs were dedicated for the project. In the morning Ariadna Farres (Commander), Estel Blay (Health and Safety Officer), Helena Arias (Engineer) and Monica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist), scouted the area before crossing Kissing Camel Ridge and started working on the main structure. In the afternoon Ariadna Farres (Commander), Estel Blay (Health and Safety Officer), Helena Arias (Engineer) and Anna Bach (Resident Artist) worked on the main structure. Unfortunately the crew could not deploy the full artwork because it was very windy, and will try to do the full deployment on Saturday.

The crew members that stayed in the main Hab had a relaxing day. Jennifer Garcia (Journalist) kept recording the interior of the MDRS base with her 360 camera. Marian Martinez spent the day in the science dome, analysing the samples she collected in Vallis Marineris, using the Spectroscout instrument, a portable Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, provided by SPECTRO. Anna Bach spent the morning working on the children’s book, drawing scenes from the Hypatia crew adventures on Mars. Monica Roca i Aparici spent most of her afternoon working in the RAM and checking on the EVA team.

Look Ahead Plan: The crew will continue working on their respective research projects, and have their first team building night activity.

Anomalies in work: The toilet level alarm went off around 4:30 am

Weather: Sunny and windy, Temperature 49 F / 66 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: Crew 310 conducted two EVAs that were both dedicated to work on the large-scale art project designed by our artist in residence.

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA request #9, EVA Report #7 #8, Operations Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Pictures of the Day.

Support Requested: Options to try and fix the toilet tank level indicator.

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EVA Report – February 6th

Crew 310 EVA Report 06-02-2025

EVA #: 7

Author: Helena Arias Casals

Purpose of EVA: Installation of guy wires in the Corner Reflector (wind is expected on Friday so this should be done for safety). Scouting the Kissing Camel area for the large-scale art piece.

Start time: 8:50 am

End time: 11.45 am

Narrative: The crew depressurized through the main entrance to the Hab. They first added two guy wires to the Corner Reflector and tried to attach the third one without success due to a size issue. The crew utilized two rovers to travel to the Kissing Camel Ridge area, which was scouted during the EVA. After tedious analysis of the situation, they failed to install a test line of fabric for the large-scale art piece due to the wind gusts. Then, further observations and measures were taken to understand and simplify the large-scale art piece, continuing this work during EVA #8.

Destination: Destination: 20 meters NW the HAB. Then the north area of the Kissing Camel Ridge W.

Coordinates (use UTM WSG 84): 5185000 E, 4252000 N, and 518000 E, 4249550 N

EVA Participants: Mònica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist) (EVA Leader), Helena Arias (Engineer), Ariadna Farrer (Commander), Estel Blay (Health and Safety Officer).

Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Walk up the little hill behind the HAB (20 meters NW). After the wires installation, drive on Cow Dung Road 0110.

Mode of travel: walking to the first destination, then driving.

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Operations Report – February 6th

Crew 310 Operations Report 06-02-2025

SOL: 4

Name of person filing report: Helena Arias

Non-nominal systems:

Robotic Observatory

Hab secondary structure

Toilet tank level indicator

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June. There are air leaks in the upper deck of the Hab. The scratches were covered with duct tape and bubble wrap The solution improves the situation. The toilet tank was full (although the indicator shows 2/3). The alarm started ringing at 4.30 am. The tank was emptied following the protocol, but the indicator did not update accordingly, and the alarm would not switch off, so we disconnected the battery. Visual inspection will be performed from now on and until the indicator is fixed. We propose rebooting the indicator either by disconnecting and reconnecting the power source or pressing the pump switch.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: yes

Hours: 264,0

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 84 %

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used: no

Hours: –

Beginning charge: –

Ending charge: –

Currently charging: yes

Curiosity rover used: yes

Hours: 293,4

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 75 %

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover used: yes

Hours: 302,9

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 88 %

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: last check made on SOL 4 (19:30 PM).

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, meals, EVA preparation and 3d printing activities have been made as usual. The toilet tank was full (although the indicator shows 2/3). The alarm started ringing at 4.30 am and was deactivated by disconnecting the battery.

Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 7:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 22,21 gal.
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 26.57 gal.

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 394,467 gal.

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (on or off): On

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): Yes

Summary of internet: used from 7:00 am to 8:00 am and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for personal communication and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: LilyGo antenna has been reset during EVA #7 due to anomalies on the refresh rate. After the reset, the system worked as nominal.

Suits: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9

Radios: nominal

All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.

Summary of GreenHab operations: plants were watered twice (morning and evening) and some plants were harvested.

WATER USE: 9 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 2

Harvest (name, weight in grams):

42 g Arugula Astro (rucola)

25 g basil

7 g parsley

15 g mint

25 g scallion

23 g carrot (1 unit)

117 g cucumber (1 unit)

35 g cherry tomato

20 g radish (2 units)

Summary of Science Dome operations: Marina Martínez, Jennifer García and Anna Bach have been working on their projects.

Dual split: Off

Summary of RAM operations: Monica Roca has been working on the reflector parts. RAM was also used as an airlock for the second EVA of the day.

Summary of any observatory issues:

Robotic observatory: Not working. Maintenance planned for June.

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The toilet tank indicator should be fixed. The engineer will follow any instructions received from Mission Support.

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Journalist Report – February 6th

Crew 310 Journalist Report 06Feb2025
Author: Jennifer García Carrizo, Crew Journalist

The crew of Hypatia II woke up early, ready for another exciting day on Mars! Part of the team has set off in the morning and afternoon for exhausting EVAs to continue their work on the mission’s scientific and artistic project.
Meanwhile, the rest of the crew stayed at the station. Journalist Dr. Jennifer García Carrizo has documented key moments of the mission, ensuring that every step of their journey has been recorded. At the same time, artist Anna Bach worked on her children’s project, soon to be published in Catalan with the editorial Estrella Polar. It will narrate the incredible adventures of the mission. With great care, she sketched beautiful and flattering portraits of each Hypatia II crew member. She has now begun to illustrate key scenes from the book, taking inspiration from the landscapes that surround us. She has also walked around the Martian station to make accurate drawings of the facilities and the tools geologist Dr. Marina Martínez has been using in the scientific dome. In fact, she has been busy analyzing the variety of samples she has collected in Vallis Marineris, including different clays and minerals. For that, she has been utilizing the Spectroscout, a portable Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, provided by SPECTRO.
The mission has continued and so has the excitement—every day has brought discoveries and creative achievements! Stay tuned for more updates from Hypatia II!

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Astronomy Report – February 8th

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Crew 310 Astronomy Report 08-02-2025

Name: Ariadna Farrés

Crew: 310

Date: 08-02-2025

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Used: RCOS-16

Objects to be Imaged this Evening: Cat’s Eye Nebula

Images submitted with this report: messier 82_12195152_stack_0.fits

Problems Encountered: none

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: total number of sunspots 9, with 2 big groups.

Images submitted with this report: the images have not been processed yet

Problems Encountered: none

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GreenHab Report – February 8th

Crew 310 GreenHab Report 08-02-2025

GreenHab Officer: Dr. Marina Martínez

Environmental control (fan & heater): Heater 24h

Average temperatures (last 24h): 82.1 ºF

Maximum temperature (last 24h): 93.84 ºF

Minimum temperature (last 24h): 70.3 ºF

Hours of supplemental light: 2 hours

Daily water usage for crops: 10.2 gallons total

Daily water usage for research and/or other purposes: 75 ml

Water in Blue Tank (200 gallon capacity): 142 gallons

Time(s) of watering for crops: 9 am, 8:30 pm

Changes to crops: N/A

Narrative: General watering of plants and crops were done today. We enjoyed a sunny day today with no wind. The door remained closed all day and the supplementary light from 5pm to 8.30pm. The plants have been watered twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. In the evening, I harvested cucumbers (they have suddenly grown), cherry tomatoes, and basil.

Harvest: (include which crop and mass in grams):

· 20 g basil

· 260 g cucumber

· 57 g cherry tomatoes

Support/supplies needed: none

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Operations Report – February 8th

Crew 310 Operations Report 08-02-2025

SOL: 6

Name of person filing report: Helena Arias

Non-nominal systems:

Robotic Observatory

Hab secondary structure

Spacesuit 7 ventilation

Notes on non-nominal systems: Maintenance of the observatory planned for June. There are air leaks in the upper deck of the Hab. Some scratches were covered with duct tape and bubble wrap. Other scratches will be covered during this evening using the same method. Opportunity’s tire is already filled with air and under observation. The ventilator on spacesuit 7 stopped working instantaneously during the first EVA but started working again after shaking the backpack.

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: yes

Hours: 264.2

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 66 %

Currently charging: yes

Opportunity rover used: no

Hours: –

Beginning charge: –

Ending charge: –

Currently charging: yes

Curiosity rover used: yes

Hours: 293.8

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 99 %

Currently charging: yes

Perseverance rover used: yes

Hours: 303.5

Beginning charge: 100 %

Ending charge: 90 %

Currently charging: yes

General notes on rovers: last check made on SOL 6 (8:00 PM).

Summary of Hab operations: Sport, meals, EVA preparation, computer-based research and 3d printing activities have been made as usual.

Water Use (please use both methods to estimate water usage)

Time of measurements (collect data for the same time window): 7:00 pm
1) Per formula (see notes): 35.903 gal.
2) Smart Home Dashboard (see notes): 31.46 gal.

Water (static tank, remaining gallons): 340.88 gal.

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (on or off): On

Toilet tank emptied (no or yes): No

Summary of internet: used from 7:00 am to 8:00 am and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for personal communication and reports.

Summary of suits and radios: The ventilator on spacesuit 7 stopped working instantaneously during both EVAs but would start working again after shaking the backpack.

Suits: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Radios: nominal

All radio and spacesuit batteries checked before EVA: Yes. All nominal.

Summary of GreenHab operations: plants were watered twice (morning and evening) and some plants were harvested.

WATER USE: 10.2 gallons

Heater (On or Off): On

Supplemental light (hours of operation): 2.5

Harvest (name, weight in grams):

20 g basil

260 g cucumber

57 g cherry tomato

Summary of Science Dome operations: Marina Martínez and Anna Bach has been working on her experiments.

Dual split: Off

Summary of RAM operations: Monica Roca has been working on the reflector parts.

Summary of any observatory issues:

Robotic observatory: Not working. Maintenance planned for June.

Summary of health and safety issues: none

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: The engineer requests guidance to check and fix the ventilation of Spacesuit 7. The crew has also experienced some issues with the LilyGoes. After arriving to the final location in the first EVA of the day, LilyGo 7’s location kept updating in the same position with no change. All devices were reset during the activity of the EVA. The four LilyGoes were checked once the crew arrived to the main Hab, as no change was noticed in the iMAC. LilyGo 7 was reset again with no success. This same LilyGo was taken in the second EVA by error, but it started showing it’s location as LilyGo 10, instead of 7. Guidance is also requested in order to solve this issue.

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Sol Summary – February 8th

Crew 310 Sol Summary Report 08-02-2025

Sol: 6

Summary Title: The Sun is finally shining on Mars

Author’s name: Ariadna Farres, Commander

Mission Status: Nominal

Sol Activity Summary: The crew started with an early EVA, as they wanted to be before 8am around Kissing Camel Ridge to start working on the large-scale artist project. There was a satellite pass at 10:08 am and another at 11:31 am, so the art project needed to be up by 10 am. Estel Blay (HSO), Anna Bach (Artist in Residence), Monica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist) and Marta Ferrer (Filmmaker) were in charge of this EVA. Thanks to the low wind, this EVA was a success as they managed to deploy everything on time for the satellite to capture the moment. The crew that stayed in the base was expectant and also cheered when the first satellite passed.

The crew that stayed inside, worked on their respective projects. Marina Martinez (Greenhab Officer and Geologist) analyzed some of the geological samples she has been collecting. Ariadna Farres (Commander and Astronomer) was able to finally observe the Sun from the Musk observatory. Jennifer Garcia (Journalist) and Helena Arias (Engineer) worked on filming some outreach videos for one of the projects.

After enjoying a healthy lunch, the crew swapped places, Estel, Marina, Monica and Marta stayed inside, while Marina, Ariadna, Helena and Jennifer went on an EVA. During the afternoon EVA the crew went back to Kissing Camel Ridge, where the art project had been placed. To avoid problems with possible high wind gusts in the evening they started by removing the large-scale art piece. They then kept exploring the area to collect geological samples.

The crew that stayed inside in the afternoon, kept working on their respective research projects. Estel Blay worked on her solar panel experiment, Mònica Roca stayed inside the RAM preparing things to keep setting up the corner reflector. Anna Bach and Marta Ferrer, where at the science dome where they filmed some videos for several projects.

Once the EVA crew was back in the main Hab, they tried to figure out what might be the problem with the anomalies with LilyGo #7 and #10. After checking that all crew members had returned with their LilyGo and making sure they had eight of them in the main Hab they reported that to Mission Control.

Around 6:30 pm the crew started planning their activities for tomorrow and working on their reports.

Anomalies in work: (1) The air on spacesuit #7 stopped working unexpectedly during the morning EVA, but was able to be reset. (2) LilyGo #7 showed an anomaly in the field, the iMac shows #7 is still outside but we have it physically in the Hab.

Weather: Sunny, Temperature 28 F / 54 F

Crew Physical Status: Nominal

EVA: Crew 310 conducted two EVAs. A morning EVA was to complete the large-scale artist project before crossing Kissing Camel Ridge. An afternoon EVA to take down the large-scale artist project and collect some geological samples around the area.

Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA request #12 #13, EVA Report #10 #11, Operations Report, Astronomy Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Pictures of the Day.

Support Requested: Guidance on how to address the anomalies experienced with spacesuit #7 and LilyGo #7.