Date Time:
19:00 01/30/2013
Written By:
David Willson, Crew Commander of MDRS123
Today was a quiet day for crew MDRS123, recovering from the long and
physically active filming with Chanel Seven Australia.
The temperature was 32 degrees F in the morning rising to 50 degrees F
in the afternoon. The ground was not sticky and for the first time it
did not snow during the night. The weather is clearly improving
compared to the previous days.
In the morning the crew undertook an out of sim EVA to survey
locations for our project work. This was followed by:
- Emma checked setting on the WiFi for IT maintenance person Chuck Killian.
- David tested the Raman and Ocean Optics spectrometers for future
work and reviewed the rover control problems with rover manager Scott
Davis. The rover has serious control issues to be resolved.
- Melanie continued work in the Green Hab.
In the afternoon the crew visited Goblin Valley.
Finally we collected a new laptop for the Raman and Ocean Optics
spectrometers and outreach materials shipped from JPL.