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MDRS Log Book
May 1, 2006

Photo Diary
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With our rover on high idle, we sustain the habitat's batteries, while the engineer works on the generator. (Photo by Bill Clancey)

External connections for battery banks. Instructions here should indicate how to connect one or two rovers to three wires. (Photo by Mike Scott)

Shadow at 10 am shows how solar panels are turned more than 90 degrees from the sun. Seeking to maximize power, we turned it manually during the day. (Photo by Bill Clancey)

SamG (Stan's--father-in-law of Don--Alternate Mars Generator). Making it operational required nearly three hours to set the throttle correctly ("turn off when not in use" means "turn off when generator is running"); repair corroded cable connections to main switch; and change both frequency and voltage thresholds on the inverter. (Photo by Mike Scott)

Still busy in the power chaos, Maarten and Ron work on the agent system that models Maarten's daily activities. (Photo by Mike Scott)

Chives and mint in the GreenHab, ready for consumption. Maybe they are absorbing nutrients directly through the thick and odious atmosphere. (Photo by John Dowding)

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