Crew Physical Status: Exhausted but well.

Brief Narrative of Today's Results: The AustroMars mission officially ended today at 0900. After getting up at 0545, the crew opened the outer hatch of the main airlock for the first time without EVA suits at 0600 (end-of-sim) and went towards Phobos Peak on foot, in order to climb it and watch the sunrise together. Up there, the crew also met their colleagues from the On Site Support and the team's photographer, who were all but invisible during the last weeks of the high fidelity simulation (our "ghosts of Mars"). This get-together, the sunrise and, finally, some proper breakfast on top of the mountain brought everything to a wonderful (and sentimental) conclusion. From 0900 onwards, the crew cleaned the hab, packed all belongings and experiments and prepared for hand-over and departure.

EVA: none

Plans for Tomorrow: Leaving the Hab, leaving Utah, returning to real life.

Report Transmission Schedule:

1. Commander's Check-in: 17:00
2. Engineering Report: 20:00

Miscellaneous: nothing.

Support Requested: none.

Nothing more to follow. AustroMars at MDRS was an experience to remember. We thank everyone who helped to make it possible.

Alexander Soucek
Commander, MDRS Crew 48 "AustroMars," on behalf of CDR