Weather: clear vis; low 12.8C (55F), high 23.9C (75F), 22% (dryer), clear sky.

Crew Physical Status: Everyone feeling good, but a bit more tired from the good and extensive work we´ve been putting up.

Brief Narrative of Today's Results: Testing of MarsSkins and exploration of Coal Mine Wash.

The Schedule: Late 9am rise & shine...; 3pm EVAs; thermal hardware and outreach activity.

EVA: 2 parallel long EVAs, 2 persons each: all the way up north on the Hubble Highway to Coal Mine Wash and pressurized rover taken on Factory Butte, Coal Mine Wash and Skyline Rim. MarsSkins were out to be re-tested.

Report Transmission Schedule: Daily Log; Engineering Report, EVA Report, Geology Report.

Maintenance: ATVs need a bit of care: oil, key cannon of ATV 3 needs to be tightened up; one EVA backpack is missing a helmet latch in the back; another EVA backpack's fans don´t work; water heater will be tuned today.

Plans for Tomorrow: CRV and MarsSkins EVAs; Geology endolith sample collection/PDA and thermal hardware studies.

Support Requested: Do we have oil for ATVs?

Ricardo Patrício
Commander, MDRS Crew 39 - Leonardo Project