Crew 297 EVA Report 23-04-2024
EVA #12
Author: Matthew Lynch (Engineer)
Purpose of EVA: Perform the fourth and possible last ‘seeking’ EVA for the nuclear power project.
Start time: 8:34 am
End time: 11:10 pm
Narrative: After a slightly delayed start we entered the airlock and started on Cow Dung Road with the rovers, with no issues. Curiosity’s battery reached 55% ~150m from the edge of the search area, as expected. We continued on foot and began with our "fanned-out" search procedure until reaching the center of the circle. We continued until nearing the Northern tip of the search area. Then Dave and Matt S. went clockwise around the search area, while Matt L. moved counter-clockwise. Some of this terrain was very hilly and made movement quite slow. At ~10:20AM we had still not located the NPS and asked for a hint from HABCOM, however due to the high amount of interference it was challenging to make out the exact hint. We continued searching until nearing the end of our EVA time, when we left to return to the Hab so EVA #13 could begin on-time. To expedite the return and maximize search time, we used the extended range of Opportunity to do a short shuttle mission. The NPS was not found, but we have now been given its exact coordinates and an EVA to recover it is planned tomorrow. There is also a slight chance it was claimed by some of the local aliens.
Destination: NPS Site #4A
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 517477N 4254656E
Participants: Matthew Lynch (Engineer), Matthew Storch (XO), Dave Laude (Journalist)
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road 0110
Mode of travel: Rovers Opportunity & Curiosity, and walking.