Crew 310 Sol Summary Report 11-02-2025
Sol: 9
Summary Title:
Author’s name: Ariadna Farres, Commander
Mission Status: Nominal
Sol Activity Summary:
The day started as usual, with the morning exercise routine between 7:00am and 8:00am, and breakfast after that. The first EVA team left the base around 9:30 am, and drove towards Barrainca Butte to collect geological samples. The EVA was led by Marina Martinez (Geologist) who analyzed samples using a Vanta XRay fluorescence analyzer provided by Evident (Olympus). Jennifer Garcia (Journalist) and Estel Blay (Health and Safety Officer) were there to document her finding.
Today was a cloudy day and Ariadna Farres (Commander and Astronomer) could not observe the Sun, so she spent the morning processing some of the images that were taken during the past days. Helena Arias (Engineer) designed tools to collect geological samples using her 3-D printer. Monica Roca i Aparici (Mission Specialist) and Marta Ferrer (Filmmaker) were filming scenes for the documentary.
The second EVA started around 3:00 pm, after a long lunch break, with Ariadna Farrés, Monica Roca i Aparici and Helena Arias. One of the goals was to fly the drone around the MDRS base and North Ridge, but the high winds made this task impossible. However they did manage to take some geological samples and test the handling system of the experimental EVA support system.
The rest of the crew stayed inside and worked on their respective scientific projects.
Look Ahead Plan: The crew is looking forward to tomorrow’s EVA and to continue working on their research projects that are starting to show good progress.
Weather: Sunny, Temperature 16 F / 49 F
Crew Physical Status: Nominal
EVA: Crew 310 conducted two EVAs. The morning EVA the crew explored Barrainca Butte to collect geological samples. The afternoon EVA the crew installed a plate on the corner reflector, flew the drone around the MDRS base and then went behind North Ridge to test the experimental EVA support system.
Reports to be filed: Sol Summary, EVA request #18 #19, EVA Report #16 #17, Operations Report, Astronomy Report, GreenHab Report, Journalist Report, Pictures of the Day.
Support Requested: none