Sol 4 Crew 193 EVA 8&9 Summary
Earth-Date 26APR2018
EVA 8
EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold001 (XO Campbell) / Gold004 (HSO Pandya) (Informally: “Team Canada”)
EVA Objectives – Summary
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Exploration of The Moon – Completed
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Distance covered by foot – 8.13km
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Steps – 11,000
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Scouting and Mapping of Emergency Shelter Sites – Noted / Raw data here
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EVA Comfort, Well-Being, Safety and Optimization Study / Raw data here
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Visor Fogging Study – Data collected / Raw data here
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Moving signs/painting equipment from RAM to airlock for later use outside observatory – done
Issues/Mitigation
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Turned back after 1h15min due to extreme heat, returned to base 40-50min early to avoid medical issues related to heat exhaustion/hyperthermia, have suggested to EVA 9 crew to cut their EVA short and/or bring water into field
ATVs/Rovers Used
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Deimos – 100% start; 94% end
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ATV use on hold until refueled
Safety Measures & Preparation
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Sunscreen/Sun protection – Yes/Medical Exemptions for UV eye-protection provided
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Adequate hydration – No
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Adequate protection – Flightsuit/footwear/visor/glove precautions – Yes
Sol 4 Crew 193 EVA 9 Summary
Earth-Date 26APR2018
EVA 9
EVA Gold Crew Members – Gold000 (CO Patil-Sabale) / Gold002 (CE Attig) / Gold005 (CGA Shear)
EVA Objectives – Summary
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Exploration of Candor Chasma – Accomplished
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Total distance covered – 19.69 km (roundtrip and side trips)
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EVA Comfort, Well-Being, Safety and Optimization Study / Raw data here
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Visor Fogging Study – Data collected / Raw data here
Issues/Mitigation
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Missed the split in Cactus Road and went south instead of northeast, have set up a sign at (0519955, 4251570) for future follow ups.
ATVs/Rovers Used
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Spirit and Curiosity.
Safety Measures & Preparation
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Sunscreen/Sun protection – Yes
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Adequate hydration – Yes
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Adequate protection – Flightsuit/footwear/visor/glove precautions – Yes