Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.
PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT
Planetary Data Input from:
Elaine S. Heine, Lockmar Elem. 5th GSP
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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS
- Latitude/Longitude of data collection site
:
28 degrees latitude
80 degrees longitude
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight
- Biome Description: forest
coniferous
The pine woods is very flat with drainage canals and
retention ponds surrounding the school.
II. WEATHER DATA
- TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS
Recording date: 04/08/97
- AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
| 1st reading
time: 13:05 | 2nd reading
| 3rd reading
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1 CM ABOVE GROUND: |
34 |
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1 METER ABOVE GROUND: |
31 |
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2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: |
30 | |
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High temperature for the day: 31 degrees celsius
Low temperature for the day:: 17 degrees celsius
- GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 27 degrees celsius
10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 29 degrees celsius
- WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM Below surface: DEGREES CELSIUS
- WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative humidity: 43 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
- SOIL
percent Clay
92 percent Sand
8 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:
Grass
Palmetto
wild grape
- Three most common birds:
- Other common animals:
- ROCK ANALYSIS
Site collection took place in the following areas: