Amaruq (Crew 18) Sol 3 Report 26-7-2025

The crew conducted a 7 person EVA to the water source today and placed the water jugs where they belonged inside the habitat.

Ruth retrieved the three samples left in the field yesterday after labeling and documenting them (taking a photo and recording GPS coordinates, collection time, sample site, date, and purpose). Two of the samples collected have sufficient volume, but the snow melt collected in the lid of the first retrieved sample as well as one of the samples from the previous day were slightly spilled. Iniya used two jars to collect permafrost melt near the jerry can water collection area for microplastic and microbial analysis and transferred one of the samples from the day before to a petri dish. Ruth and Iniya began organizing the lab inventory and surveying some plants near the habitat for possible future collection.

Trevor flew flights in the immediate area of the crew habitat collecting photos to be used in photogrametery to create 3D models of the crew habitat and the road leading to the water source.