Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Mr. Edward Beidas, Proviso East

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      42 North degrees latitude
      87 West degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Central
  3. Biome Description: forest
      deciduous
      The area we used to obtain our data from was a forest preserve. There were many trees and there was no water around us. The trees had no leaves, because the leaves fell off.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 3/26/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 1240
    2nd reading
    1250
    3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 1717
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 1413
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 1212

    High temperature for the day: 16 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 11 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 12 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 17 degrees celsius

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM Below surface: DEGREES CELSIUS

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: #2
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 7.5

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 1300

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      29.92 Inches of Mercury falling

      Altitude: M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 70 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    percent Clay
    percent Sand
    percent Silt

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
      pH Value:
      Hardness: grains per gallon
      Iron:
        Colloidal (bacterial iron): parts per million
        Red Water Iron: parts per million
        Clear Water Iron: parts per million

  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
    • Three most common trees:
        Pines
        SugarMaple
        Red Oak
    • Three most common plants:
        Poison Ivy
        Junipers
        chickory
    • Three most common birds:
        Robins
        Cardinals
        Sparrows
    • Other common animals:
        Squirrels
        Deer
        Rabbits

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      Granite
      Quartz
      Silicia

    Site collection took place in the following areas: