Operations Report – February 15th – Mars Desert Research Station

Crew 292 Operations Report 15-02-2024

SOL: #11

Name of person filing report: Rajvi Patel

Non-nominal systems: None

Notes on non-nominal systems: None

ROVERS

Spirit rover used: EVA #13

Hours: (before EVA): 245.8

Beginning charge: (Before EVA): 96%

Ending charge: (On return from EVA, before recharging): 61%

Currently charging: No

Opportunity rover used: EVA #14

Hours: 268.0

Beginning charge: 94%

Ending charge: 44%

Currently charging: No

Curiosity rover used: EVA #14

Hours: 163.3

Beginning charge: 100%

Ending charge: 53%

Currently charging: No

Perseverance rover used: EVA #13

Hours: 284.0

Beginning charge: 86%

Ending charge:63%

Currently charging: No

General notes on rovers:

Summary of Hab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 20.58 gallons

Water (static tank): 215.53 gallons

Static tank pipe heater (on or off): On

Static tank heater (On or off): On

Toilet tank emptied: No

Summary of internet: Nominal

Summary of suits and radios: No issues with suits or radios on today’s EVA #13. Suits #7, #8, #9 and #10 were used for today’s EVA.

Summary of GreenHab operations: put notes here

WATER USE: 8 gallons

Heater: On

Supplemental light: 22:00-02:00

Harvest: Lettuce: 30g, Kale: 17g, Radish: 129g, Basil: 7g, Parsley: 9g, Arugula: 14g, Red cabbage leaves: 18g, Tomatoes: 137g

Summary of Science Dome operations: In the morning the science dome was used to run one gel visualisation of the functional PCR test carried out yesterday on the DNA extracted from the "soil 2" sample and found that the DNA contains the large subunit gene hhyL of the group 1h [NiFe]-hydrogenases, potentially meaning that there are organisms present in the soil that perform hydrogen oxidation. In the afternoon non-targeted PCR run and gel visualisation of DNA extracted from media that appears to have grown microorganisms from previous inoculations, ultimately no DNA was found in the extracts.

Dual split: Heat On

Summary of RAM operations: Not used

Summary of any observatory issues: None

Summary of health and safety issues: None

Questions, concerns and requests to Mission Support: None

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

Operations Report – February 15th

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