Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.


PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Rosemary Thiebaut, Dodgeville Middle School

I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      42.58 North degrees latitude
      90.08 East degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Central Standard Time
  3. Biome Description: forest
      deciduous
      Because we are located in a driftless area (no glacier activity), the landscape has rolling hills. The sandy soil has many liestone and sandstone ledges.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 03/10/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 8:36
    2nd reading
    9:05
    3rd reading
    13:45
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 24 6.6
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: .32.3 5.3
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: .32.3 3.8

    High temperature for the day: 3.7 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 3.3 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
      1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 3.7 degrees celsius
      10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 3.3 degrees celsius

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

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 4
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 12-19

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 10:01

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      30.10 Inches of Mercury falling

      Altitude: 346 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 52 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    20 percent Clay
    56 percent Sand
    24 percent Silt

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

  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
    • Three most common trees:
        Oak
        pine
        cherry
    • Three most common plants:
        grass
        clover
        dandelions
    • Three most common birds:
        red wing b
        robin
        sparrow
    • Other common animals:
        ants
        worms
        voles

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      sandstone
      limestone


    Site collection took place in the following areas: