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PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Darlene Taylor, Dixon Middle School-MESA Class

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      40 degrees North degrees latitude
      110 degrees West degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Mountain
  3. 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

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 3/27 3/28 3/31

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 08:15
    2nd reading
    08:15
    3rd reading
    08:15
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 1617 17
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 1414 15
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 1312 14

    High temperature for the day: 12 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 7 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 8 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 7 degrees celsius

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

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 3
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 13-19

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 08:15

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      30.07 Inches of Mercury rising

      Altitude: 1387 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 46 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    2 percent Clay
    80 percent Sand
    12 percent Silt

  2. 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

  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
    • Three most common trees:
        Cottonwood
        Box Elder
        Willow
    • Three most common plants:
        grass
        moss
        dandelion
    • Three most common birds:
        mallard
        sea gulls
        robin
    • Other common animals:
        crows
        geese
        beaver

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      limestone
      calcite
      quartzite

    Site collection took place in the following areas:
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