Brief Summary: There were Two (2) EVAs today
EVA-16: Crew 27 Expedition to the top of Phobos Peak
EVA-17: Meteorite Search

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EVA-16
Crew 27 Expedition to the top of Phobos Peak

Duration: 14:44 - 16:35

Weather: Partly Sunny; Wind: slight breeze 4 - 14KPH; 11C - 16C

Maximum distance from Hab: 1300m

Participants: All of Crew 27 (Pete as the invisible eye of science)

Equipment: GPS, Tripod, Camera, The eye of science

Route: The route was from the Hab to Phobos Peak (bearing 116deg). From the Hab to Lowell hwy, Crossed Lowell Hwy and proceeded East following the washes that surround the peak. Followed a vehicle trail to the northeastern corner of the landform and proceeded up the north face, by switch backing for safety and effort. Returned via the same route

Objectives - Work Done: Objective was to View the Hab from yet an unseen perspective and to test the crew's physicality and endurance. The traverse to the peak was easy fast. The climb up took some skill and path finding to avoid sharp, jagged, and loose rocks. Once at the top the view was worth the climb. William Foltyn proceeded to scale the large boulder that is perched on the peak to get a two-layer 360deg panorama of the valley that the Hab occupies.

Pete has traversed this trip to the base of Phobos Peak twice during this rotation. The following is his account of how the trip compares with and without a spacesuit on.

Pete Collins (The eye of Science): As we were all out on EVA, I went non-sim. Predictably, over easy terrain the suites are not too much of a burden, but on difficult terrain they become a real disadvantage. I found that I was much more able to focus on scanning the ground when out of the suit, because in sim you can be slightly distracted by the novel sensations of radio noises in your ear, the heightened sound of you breathing in the helmet, and the helmet fans, to say nothing of the extra weight on your back shifting your center of gravity. Without the suits on you can also appreciate the silence of this wilderness.

(SEE ALSO - Other Crew 27 Reports)

Lessons Learned:

1. Always check with your teammates for all needed gear.
2. A slow steady pace will get you farther more easily.
3. The effort of the climb is worth the view.

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EVA-17
Meteorite Search

Duration: 16:35 - 18:22

Weather: Partly Sunny; Wind: slight breeze 4 - 14KPH; 11C - 16C

Maximum distance from Hab: 4.85km

Participants: Jim Russell, William Foltyn

Equipment: GPS, Camera, Map, Survival Gear, ATV Tool Kit

Route: From Hab to Lowell Hwy north to Brahe Hwy East about 2.7Km until the intersection of Copernicus Hwy. Copernicus Hwy South back to Sagan St and stopped were the ground has the least vegetation and no wash zones (UTM12 E0516303 N4251107)

Objectives - Work Done: Objectives were to check highway traversibility due to the recent rainstorms, and the search for meteorites. All Highways and roads proved to have no damage, and little debris was seen on any of them. The meteorite search was successful -- Jim Russell found one small artifact that is still under investigation. Please see William Foltyn's Geology Report.

Lessons Learned:

1. ATVs can go almost anywhere but they are dangerous to drive.
2. Do not drive over a ridge without knowing what is on the other side. Stop, Look 1st, then proceed.