Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Sarah Fruncillo/Denise Watson, Holy Family School

I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      40 degrees latitude
      76 degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Eastern
  3. Biome Description: forest
      deciduous
      In this location there is a forest area and a pond estimated to be 310 feet lengthwise. It is about the same in width. Also there were a number of different animals - deer, turtles, geese, rabbits, etc.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 4/11/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 10:57
    2nd reading
    11:00
    3rd reading
    11:30
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 9
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 9
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 10

    High temperature for the day: 7 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 0 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 9 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 9 degrees celsius

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM Below surface: 3 DEGREES CELSIUS

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 4
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 17.06

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 13:00

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      30.31 Inches of Mercury falling

      Altitude: 20 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 33 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    16 percent Clay
    48 percent Sand
    52 percent Silt

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
      pH Value: 7.3
      Hardness: 4 grains per gallon
      Iron:
        Colloidal (bacterial iron): 4 parts per million
        Red Water Iron: 1 parts per million
        Clear Water Iron: 6 parts per million

  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
    • Three most common trees:
        evergreen
        white oak
        maple
    • Three most common plants:
        weeds
        goldenrod
        skunk cabbage
    • Three most common birds:
        woodpecker
        sparrow
        blue jay
    • Other common animals:
        deer
        turtles
        rabbits

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      quartz
      hematite
      barxite

    Site collection took place in the following areas:
      along a stream/river