Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Eileen Bendixsen, Beers Street Middle School

I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      40 N degrees latitude
      74 W degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Eastern Standard Time
  3. Biome Description: forest
      deciduous
      Basically our terrain was flat with a slight hill at one end. Most of the area was open with a row of trees around the edge. The area is grassy with no water except puddles caused by a recent rainfall.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: April 8, 1997

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 10:45
    2nd reading
    3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 16
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 18
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 22

    High temperature for the day: 14 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 5 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 15 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 11 degrees celsius

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

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 3
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 13-19

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 12:05

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      29.94 Inches of Mercury steady

      Altitude: 18 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 29 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    30 percent Clay
    50 percent Sand
    20 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:
        white pine
        red maple
        holly
    • Three most common plants:
        grass
        clover
        bushes
    • Three most common birds:
        chickadee
        sparrow
        finch
    • Other common animals:
        squirrels
        potato bug
        worm

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      granite



    Site collection took place in the following areas: