Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

James Carter, South Lee School

I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      51 N degrees latitude
      0 E degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: GMT
  3. Biome Description: grassland

      flat, containing about a dozen tree and a small pond, mostly wild grasses and other wild plants
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 03/31/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 0900
    2nd reading
    0915
    3rd reading
    1000
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 1212 13
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 1212 13
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 1111 12

    High temperature for the day: 15 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 8 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 10 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 8 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): 6.4-11.3

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 0915

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      30 Inches of Mercury

      Altitude: 50 M above sea level

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

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
      pH Value: 6
      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:
        beech
        pine
        ash
    • Three most common plants:
        wild grasses
        daisies
        stinging nettles
    • Three most common birds:
        great tit
        coal tit
        blackbird
    • Other common animals:
        rabbit
        bee
        fly

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      chalk



    Site collection took place in the following areas: