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
- Latitude/Longitude of data collection site
:
42 North degrees latitude
87 West degrees longitude
- Time zone: Central
- 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
- TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS
Recording date: 3/26/97
- AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
| 1st reading
time: 1240 | 2nd reading
1250 | 3rd reading
|
1 CM ABOVE GROUND: |
17 | 17
| |
1 METER ABOVE GROUND: |
14 | 13
| |
2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: |
12 | 12 |
|
High temperature for the day: 16 degrees celsius
Low temperature for the day:: 11 degrees celsius
- GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 12 degrees celsius
10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 17 degrees celsius
- WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM Below surface: DEGREES CELSIUS
- WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative humidity: 70 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
- SOIL
percent Clay
percent Sand
percent Silt
- 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
- FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
- Three most common trees:
- Three most common plants:
Poison Ivy
Junipers
chickory
- Three most common birds:
Robins
Cardinals
Sparrows
- Other common animals:
- ROCK ANALYSIS
Site collection took place in the following areas: