Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.

PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Charles F. Lindgren, Gates Intermediate School

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      42 degrees 12 min. North degrees latitude
      70 degrees 43 minutes West degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Eastern Daylight
  3. Biome Description: shoreline

      Our site consists of two beaches separated by a jetty made of igneous riprap. There is a small lighthouse at the entrance to the harbor at the end of the jetty facing into the Atlantic Ocean. The ground is covered by sand near the water and rounded rocks ranging in size from very small to more than 30 cm in diameter nearer the jetty. The beach facing the harbor is flat and has very fine-grained sand. Coarse sand is found on the steep sloping (10 degrees) beach facing the ocean.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 4/10/97

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

    High temperature for the day: 7 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: -4 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 6 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 5 degrees celsius

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM Below surface: 6 DEGREES CELSIUS

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 4
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 24

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 10:48

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      30.05 Inches of Mercury steady

      Altitude: 0 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 20 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    <1 percent Clay
    >99 percent Sand
    0 percent Silt

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
      pH Value: 7
      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:
        None


    • Three most common plants:
        Rock Weed
        Kelp
        Irish Moss
    • Three most common birds:
        Gull


    • Other common animals:
        Mussel
        Crab
        Periwinkle

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      Granite
      Conglom.
      Quartzite

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