Crew 177 EVA#1 Report 26Mar2017
Filled by: Otsmar Villarroel, Commander.
Crew members: Commander Otsmar Villarroel, Astronomer and Green Hab Keeper Esteban Ramirez, Biologist and Photographer Pitchayapa Jingjit, Geologist and HSO Caleb Li
Location:
12 N 518172 4250624
12 N 518832 4251144
12 N 518911 4251602
12 N 518535 4253343
12 N 518158 4253775
12 N 517738 4254864
Time: departure at 11:15 pm. Estimated return at 1:45 pm
Duration: 2 hours and 30 Approximately
Vehicles: 2 ATV’s and 1 Rover
Purposes:
Orientation EVA: Teach students about sample collecting, navigation, and communication. Also identify major landmarks to get bearings and provide some geological background about the area.
Goal: Complete the Orientation EVA.
Summary:
We started the EVA a little late than planned due some delays while getting ready and the presence of Crew 176. Not a big deal however. We went to locations to specifically look at ancient sand dunes, mass wasting, desert pavement, a hoodoo, an active creek bed, and gypsum fields. We were able to see some fossilized bivalves in the creek bed, and were delighted at the numerous amounts of gypsum at the gypsum fields.
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Report filled by Otsmar Villarroel
Crew 177 EVA#2 Report March 26, 2017
Crew members: Co-Commander and Astronomer Becky Parker, Geologist and Engineer Elijah Espinoza, Chemist and XO Victoria LaBarre, Chemist Joseph Quaas.
Locations:
12 N 518172 4250624 (sand dunes)
12 N 518832 4251144 (mass wasting)
12 N 518911 4251602 (desert pavement)
12 N 518535 4253343 (hoodoo)
12 N 518158 4253775 (creek bed)
12 N 517738 4254864 (gypsum fields)
Duration: 2 hours and 30 Approximately
Vehicles: 2 ATV’s and 1 Rover
Purpose: Orientation EVA. Teach students about sample collecting, navigation, and communication. Also identify major landmarks to get bearings and provide some geological background about the area.
Summary:
We started the EVA a little late than planned due group 1 EVA delay. We went to locations to specifically look at ancient sand dunes, mass wasting, desert pavement, a hoodoo, an active creek bed, and gypsum fields. We were able to see some fossilized bivalves in the creek bed, and were delighted at the numerous amounts of gypsum at the gypsum fields.