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Crew123Day09CommanderCheck-In Report
Date and time: 28 January 2013
Written by: David Willson, Crew 123, Commander
Crew Physical Status:
good
Thin bedded mudstones separated by gypsum and carbonate
Report Transmission Schedule(you can access below all the reports of the day) | Mission Support | Media |
|---|---|---|
Pictures for day 09 TasMars Gallery |
Time Departed/Returned from EVA:
Using the GPS in SIM. NOT easy!!
Brief Narrative of Field Mission Results:
EVA Data/Interpretations:
none
Engineering/Hab Maintenance:
Plans for Tomorrow:
We plan tomorrow a 2 hour EVA to location UTM 12S 506381mE 4261456mN starting at 10 am.
We will be looking for more samples for the MDRS/Gale Crater rock kit and for the MSL team.
Support Requested:
none
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