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FMARS-15 EVA2 Report 25-07-2023
EVA #2 Author: Olivia Drayson Purpose of EVA: Biological sample collection from Haughton River system Start time: 17:20 End time: 19:50 Narrative: The crew attempted to reach the point where the local creek meets the Haughton River, using the creek as a reference point and route. The route was very rocky and at times the…
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FMARS-15 EVA1 Report 25-07-2023
EVA #1 Author: Olivia Drayson Purpose of EVA: Locate patterned ground in Haughton Impact Crater. Start time: 12:00 End time: 14:30 Narrative: EVA 1 included Andrew and Andy while Caleb was on bear guard. The EVA was a reconnaissance to attempt to reach the patterned ground to relocate previously visited sites and collect biological samples…
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FMARS-15 Engineering report 25-07-2023
By Caleb Pool The day began with a 2 crew EVA of Andrew and Andy donning suit simulators with Caleb as bear watch. It was found that the EVA suits and backpacks were in mediocre shape and required some modification which delayed the departure of the EVA to near noon. The strap buckles and adjusters…
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FMARS-15 Crew Journalist Report 25-07-2023
Crew Journalist Report – Sol 2: A Day of Mars Planetary Science By D. Terry Trevino Devon Island, Arctic – As the sun gently rose over the barren landscape of Devon Island, Crew 15 immersed themselves in a day of rigorous Martian planetary science. Today’s activities were meticulously planned, with the crew working diligently to…
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FMARS-15 Crew Journalist Report 24-07-2023
Crew Journalist Report – Sol 1: Preparing the Hab By D. Terry Trevino Devon Island, Arctic – It’s Sol one on Devon Island, and Crew 15 is embracing the challenges and excitement of rehabilitating the research station owned and operated by The Mars Society. The commanding officer, Andrew Wheeler, reminded us this morning that we…
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FMARS-15 Sol Summary Report 24-07-2023
Crew 15 Sol Summary Report 24-07-2023 Sol: 1 Summary Title: Preparing the Hab Author’s name: D. Terry Trevino Mission Status: All Nominal Sol Activity Summary: After about 8 hours of sleep, our day began with a solid breakfast of cereal and crystalized eggs mixed with bacon. Every day, we awake knowing, we are a team…
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FMARS 15 Commander notes 24-07-2023
Author: Andrew Wheeler, Commander, FMARS-15 FMARS 15 Commander notes – Sol 1 Weather: High cirrus cloud early, sunny. Winds light to variable early then building to gentlethrough the afternoon. Temperature low to mid teens celsius.The crew are ready to carry out EVAs in sim but the suits require some repairs, the life supportequipment needs servicing…
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FMARS-15 Crew Arrives at Station – July 16, 2023
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Crew 15 has safely arrived on Devon Island in northern Canada to begin a four-week mission at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) involving scientific testing and field studies, along with repair and maintenance work on the main hab. The crew, a five-person multi-national team from the United Kingdom, Australia,…
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Mars160 FMARS Final Mission Report
Hello from Mars, 火星からこんにちは (Kasei kara konnichiwa), Привет с Марса (Privet s Marsa), मंगल ग्रह से नमस्ते (Mangal grah se Namaste), Salutations Martiennes, This is the final expedition of the Mars 160 program. We are 6 people living in the F-MARS, in the High Arctic, far from home. Over here we can…
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Science Report – August 14th
ENDEAVOUR CRATER (MARS) AND HAUGHTON CRATER (EARTH): A COMPARISON Jonathan Clarke Introduction One of the primary justifications for the location of F-MARS here on Devon Island is the presence of the Haughton impact crater (Zubrin 2004). This is one of the most studied impact craters on Earth. Useful summaries can be found in the…
