Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Elaine McCreight, Encinal School

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      37.5 N degrees latitude
      122.2 W degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Pacific Standard Time
  3. Biome Description: grassland

      The land is very flat. There is lots of flat, dry dirt, except for where there are trees and plants.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 04/04/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 1308
    2nd reading
    3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 26
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 25
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 24

    High temperature for the day: 25 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 7 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 22 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 21 degrees celsius

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

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 2
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 8.5

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 1250

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      29.94 Inches of Mercury steady

      Altitude: 13 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 22 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    40 percent Clay
    40 percent Sand
    20 percent Silt

  2. 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

  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
    • Three most common trees:
        sugar pine
        eucalyptus
        live oak
    • Three most common plants:
        dandelion
        Eng ivy
        Eng daisy
    • Three most common birds:
        seagull
        marsh hawk
        com. raven
    • Other common animals:
        black ant
        potato bug
        blk sqrrl

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      sandstone
      granite
      basalt

    Site collection took place in the following areas: