Crew 297 EVA 17 Report 25-4-2024
EVA #17
Author: Dave Laude
Purpose of EVA: Examine the region for geological exploration and to examine Candor Chasma’s unique terrain and obstacles to NPS locating and recovery.
Start Time: 3:00 PM
End Time: 5:35 PM
Narrative: The EVA team road rover Opportunity to Somerville Overlook to acquire telephoto photos of the sedimentary rock layers in the walls of the escarpments. The view was stunning, like that of a nascent Grand Canyon, complete with the Canyon’s range of Earth tone colors. As the weather turned cloudier and windier the team headed back towards MDRS, but made a planned stop at Chandor Chasma for additional photos of stratigraphy and rocks. These were then uploaded to our Crew’s website for later analysis by Crew Geologist Sarah. Terrain was examined for NPS recovery and was found extremely difficult for such an operation.
Destination: Candor Chasma and Somerville Overlook
Coordinates:
4251150 520400 (West Entrance of Candor Chasma)
4253000 522000 (Somerville Overlook)
EVA Participants: Dave Laude (EVA Leader/Journalist/Engineer), Matt Lynch (Engineer)
Road(s) and routes per MDRS Map: Cow Dung Road, Galileo Road
Mode of travel: Driving Opportunity + Walking