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jay ([personal profile] jay) wrote2006-07-17 02:53 pm

DAME project work starts

Today is windy... I overslept (alarm didn't go off, alas) and missed breakfast. Then my team went into the crater to begin setting up our drill site.




Sarah opening new stuff Sarah opening new stuff

I carried several small gifts and other items up for Sarah... here she is this morning, opening them.
Initial Traverse to Drillsite Initial Traverse to Drillsite

This morning, the DAME team went out to the drill site en masse to begin building our camp there. Here we are, beginning to roll again after a brief break while Pascal talked about the crater's structure to those who were new. The MS hab is visible in the background.
Tent wrestling Tent wrestling

Today's weather was/is partly cloudy but quite windy, about 15-25 knots with gusts. This made erecting the main drill tent a difficult task... we broke two poles, struggling against the wind! They're being repaired, and we're waiting for more calm before resuming.

[identity profile] tenacious-snail.livejournal.com 2006-07-17 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
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Keep the photos coming. Are you sure that you're on Mars? It looks a lot more like the moon to me.