Crew 310 EVA 06 Report 05Feb2025
EVA # 06
Author: Dr. Marina Martínez (Geologist and GreenHab Officer)
Purpose of EVA:
- Collect geologic samples (Marina Martínez, Geologist and GreenHab Officer).
- Explore the Valles Marineris area (Marina Martínez, Geologist and GreenHab Officer).
- Take pictures and make drawings of landscapes and rock formations to better document the children’s book’s illustrations (Anna Bach, Artist and Executive Officer).
- Download sensor data for solar power (Estel Blay, Health and Safety Officer).
- Around the base: Take pictures for future optical analyses of the hotspots of the structural solar panel experiment (Estel Blay, Health and Safety Officer).
Start time: 14:15
End time: 16:45
Narrative:
Though our EVA request detailed 4 crew members, one of our crew members decided to stay in the HAB because she was feeling tired and preferred to rest. This was cleared with Mission Support beforehand, and approved. We took the Perseverance and Curiosity and drove the main road to the north direction (Cow Dung Corner 0110) until we found the intersection with Brahe Hwy 1572. We parked there and explored the area over a radius of 300 meters approximately in the west direction.
Due to a failure in the batteries of the Vanta X-ray Fluorescence analyzer, we were not able to test the instrument during the EVA. Therefore, we brought regular geologic tools, such as a hammer, a small shovel to collect soil, a magnet, a scale, and other tools. We collected a variety of lithologies that will be analyzed tomorrow in the science dome using the two instruments that are installed over there, the Vanta and the Spectroscout.
Destination:
- 300 meters W Valles Marineris
- 20 meters E the HAB
Coordinates (use UTM WGS 84): 4255000 E, 519000 N
Participants: Marina Martínez (Geologist and Greenhab Officer), Anna Bach (Executive Officer), Estel Blay (Health and Safety Officer).
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: We drove Curiosity and Perseverance north the Cow Dung Road, up to the intersection with Brahe Hwy 1572. We parked there and walked around the west of the area, in a 300 meters radius.
Once back to the Base, Estel Blay walked south the HAB where the solar panels are located (20 meters E).
Mode of travel:
We used the rovers Perseverance (Marina Martínez and Estel Blay) and Curiosity (with Anna Back). We walked around Valles Marineris and the Base.