Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.
PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT
Planetary Data Input from:
Darlene Taylor, Dixon Middle School-MESA Class
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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS
- Latitude/Longitude of data collection site
:
40 degrees North degrees latitude
110 degrees West degrees longitude
- Time zone: Mountain
- Biome Description: mountain
Our terrain has a river coming down from the mountains. The
river runs into a lake. There is a park close by that is green. There is
a nature trail that runs by the park.
II. WEATHER DATA
- TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS
Recording date: 3/27 3/28 3/31
- AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
| 1st reading
time: 08:15 | 2nd reading
08:15 | 3rd reading
08:15 |
1 CM ABOVE GROUND: |
16 | 17
| 17 |
1 METER ABOVE GROUND: |
14 | 14
| 15 |
2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: |
13 | 12 |
14 |
High temperature for the day: 12 degrees celsius
Low temperature for the day:: 7 degrees celsius
- GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 8 degrees celsius
10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 7 degrees celsius
- WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
1 CM Below surface: 4 DEGREES CELSIUS
- WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
- BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Relative humidity: 46 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
- SOIL
2 percent Clay
80 percent Sand
12 percent Silt
- WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
pH Value: 8.4
Hardness: 12 grains per gallon
Iron:
Colloidal (bacterial iron): 0 parts per million
Red Water Iron: 0 parts per million
Clear Water Iron: 0 parts per million
- FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
- Three most common trees:
Cottonwood
Box Elder
Willow
- Three most common plants:
- Three most common birds:
- Other common animals:
- ROCK ANALYSIS
limestone
calcite
quartzite
Site collection took place in the following areas: