Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.

PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Jan Wee, MYSTERY SITE #2

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      MYSTERY SITE! You locate! degrees latitude
      MYSTERY SITE! You locate! degrees longitude
  2. Time zone:
  3. Biome Description: forest
      coniferous
      This site is a ski slope with steep slopes and cleared areas. A storm took place on the day the data was collected. There is some natural running water on the site. The soil is far below the snow and not accessible at this time of year.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 04/01/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 14:00     		2nd reading
    		3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 1.56
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 2.83
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 2.1

    High temperature for the day: 3.3 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 2.2 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: .44 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: .5 degrees celsius

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM Below surface: .56 DEGREES CELSIUS

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 6
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 40-50

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 13:24

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      29.87 Inches of Mercury falling

      Altitude: 366 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 89 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    0 percent Clay
    80 percent Sand
    20 percent Silt

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
      pH Value: 5
      Hardness: 2 grains per gallon
      Iron:
        Colloidal (bacterial iron): n/a 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:
        Douglas Fir
        Willow
        Hemlock
    • Three most common plants:
        Fern
        Moss
        Solmonberries
    • Three most common birds:
        Stellar Jay
        Wrens
        Sparrows
    • Other common animals:
        Black Bear
        Deer
        Squirrel

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      Slate
      Greenschist
      Metamorphics

    Site collection took place in the following areas:

      glacially transported
      area with volcanic history