1112-ScienceReport

Science Report

11/12/2014

Cyprien Verseux

Together with three other crewmembers, we had a close-to-eight-hour-long EVA

during which we walked, climbed dunes and collected samples while carrying our

equipment. The main purpose was to test our ability to perform day-long

expeditions at FMARS. Even though doing this with the suits and carrying all our

equipment was obviously more tiring than if wearing trekking clothes and

carrying simple backpacks, no problem was encountered and the crew could have

kept going for several additional hours if the day was longer. Crew's fitness

should thus not be a limiting factor for long sampling expeditions at FMARS, if

we get there.