Astronomy Report – December 7th – Mars Desert Research Station

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Name: Enkhtuvshin “Dono” Doyodkhuu

Crew: 287

Date: 07 December 2023

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sunspots.

Images submitted with this report: See attached.

Problems Encountered: I still was not able to bring out the granule details. These will be my last observations at the Musk Observatory since our sim is ending today, and we’ll be receiving a documentary crew on station tomorrow. I have not had much experience on telescopes prior to this rotation, and this has been a valuable experience for me. I will continue to improve my knowledge and proficiency with telescopes from here on out. Special thanks to Peter! Cheers!

About The MDRS

The Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert was established by the Mars Society in 2001 to better educate researchers, students and the general public about how humans can survive on the Red Planet. It is the second Mars analogue habitat after the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station was established in 2000.

Over 200 crews of six-person teams have lived in 1-2 week field visits at MDRS to simulate life on the Martian surface. Researchers and students alike have explored the Mars-like terrain in the area surrounding the station in full “spacesuits”, maintained the station’s systems, grown plants in the GreenHab to support themselves and even recycled their waste water.

Our activities at MDRS are not only about informing the public, but also conducting real research to bring humanity that much closer to the reality of human exploration on the planet Mars.

Annual field seasons at MDRS run approx. October through May. Anybody can apply to be on a crew, and we also need volunteers to help with the project.

Management Team

Mission Support

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Astronomy Report – December 7th

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