Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.
PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT
Planetary Data Input from:
Mike Reynolds, Cranbrook Kingswood MS
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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS
- Latitude/Longitude of data collection site
:
42:35:01N measured 4 3N degrees latitude
83:14:44W measured 84W degrees longitude
- Time zone: Eastern
- Biome Description: forest
deciduous
Hardwood forest with grass field in a area of glacial
morains. A small stream flows through the site. Our site
a flood plain for this stream.
II. WEATHER DATA
- TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS
Recording date: 04/04/97
- AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
| 1st reading
time: 11:35 | 2nd reading
12:31 | 3rd reading
2:40 |
1 CM ABOVE GROUND: |
15 | 15
| 17 |
1 METER ABOVE GROUND: |
13 | 13
| 20 |
2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: |
14 | 14 |
18 |
High temperature for the day: 20 degrees celsius
Low temperature for the day:: 6 degrees celsius
- GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 13-25 degrees celsius
10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 20 degrees celsius
- WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM Below surface: 20 DEGREES CELSIUS
- WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative humidity: 46 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
- SOIL
19 percent Clay
53 percent Sand
28 percent Silt
- WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
pH Value: 7.6
Hardness: 12 grains per gallon
Iron:
Colloidal (bacterial iron): parts per million
Red Water Iron: parts per million
Clear Water Iron: 0.1 parts per million
- FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
- Three most common trees:
White Oak
Sugar Mapl
Am. Elm
- Three most common plants:
- Three most common birds:
Mallard
Can. Goose
Am. Crow
- Other common animals:
- ROCK ANALYSIS
Site collection took place in the following areas:
