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
- Latitude/Longitude of data collection site
:
40 degrees latitude
76 degrees longitude
- Time zone: Eastern
- 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
- TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS
Recording date: 4/11/97
- 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
- GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 9 degrees celsius
10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 9 degrees celsius
- WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM Below surface: 3 DEGREES CELSIUS
- WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative humidity: 33 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
- SOIL
16 percent Clay
48 percent Sand
52 percent Silt
- 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
- 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:
- ROCK ANALYSIS
Site collection took place in the following areas: