Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Debora Mosher, Frank W. Cox High School

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      36.9 degrees latitude
      76.0 degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Eastern Standard Time
  3. Biome Description: shoreline

      Coastal Plain, very flat, Next to the Largest Estuary the Chesapeake Bay, Tidewater with Salt Marshes.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 04/09/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 13:25
    2nd reading
    3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 10 C
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 9 C
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 7 C

    High temperature for the day: 13 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 7 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 10 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 9 degrees celsius

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM Below surface: 11 DEGREES CELSIUS

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 4
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 11-16

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 13:30

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      30.08 Inches of Mercury steady

      Altitude: 8 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 44 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    5 percent Clay
    40 percent Sand
    55 percent Silt

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
      pH Value: 5
      Hardness: 175 grains per gallon
      Iron:
        Colloidal (bacterial iron): 200 parts per million
        Red Water Iron: N/A parts per million
        Clear Water Iron: N/A parts per million

  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
    • Three most common trees:
        Pine
        Sycamore
        White Oak
    • Three most common plants:
        Honeysuckl
        Dandylion
        Bayberry
    • Three most common birds:
        Ringbill G
        Robin
        Mockingbir
    • Other common animals:
        Squirrels
        Rabbit
        Racoon

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      None



    Site collection took place in the following areas:




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