Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.
PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT
Planetary Data Input from:
Laura Kriss, Columbine Middle School
I. SITE DESCRIPTORS
- Latitude/Longitude of data collection site
:
38 28' 17.3" N degrees latitude
107 51' 48.2" W degrees longitude
- Time zone: Mountain Standard
- Biome Description: mountain
Our site has a muddy-colored aroya running through it. The
plant life is very dry and has little clumps
of grass and sagebrush in places. There are no trees in our
site. Around the aroya are tall, dead reeds.
II. WEATHER DATA
- TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS
Recording date: 3/28/97
- AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
| 1st reading
time: 9:30 | 2nd reading
9:45 | 3rd reading
9:50 |
1 CM ABOVE GROUND: |
5 | 4
| 6 |
1 METER ABOVE GROUND: |
15 | 12
| 16 |
2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: |
15 | 12 |
16 |
High temperature for the day: 62 degrees celsius
Low temperature for the day:: 28 degrees celsius
- GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 2 degrees celsius
10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 1 degrees celsius
- WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM Below surface: 5 DEGREES CELSIUS
- WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative humidity: 34 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
- SOIL
40 percent Clay
50 percent Sand
10 percent Silt
- WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
pH Value: 7
Hardness: 10 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:
- Three most common birds:
- Other common animals:
- ROCK ANALYSIS
Site collection took place in the following areas:
