With all of the final packing of the drill rig and science equipment complete, it was finally time for 11 of us to depart along with 4 of the Russian camp crew.  So 15 of us piled all of our baggage and ourselves into the chopper and said goodbye.  The chopper is just a speck in the picture as it approaches the helo pad.  Most of us had mixed emotions as the rim of the crater faded from view.