Live From Mars was active July 1996-December 1997.

PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Karen Young, Serrano High School

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
      34 deg 24.7 min N degrees latitude
      117 deg 34.5 min W degrees longitude
  2. Time zone: Pacific Standard Time
  3. Biome Description: desert

      We are located on an alluvial fan at the southern end of the Mojave Desert up against the San Gabriel Mountains (and the San Andreas Fault). We are at an altitude of 1323 meters (4340 feet), which is considered a high desert climate. Since we have had no rain or snow since February, there is no water anywhere near our site.
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CELSIUS

    Recording date: 03/24/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 10:15     		2nd reading
    		3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 25
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 23
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 22

    High temperature for the day: 23 degrees Celsius
    Low temperature for the day: 6 degrees Celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (Celsius)
      1 CM Below Surface: 26 degrees Celsius
      10 CM Below surface: 30 degrees Celsius

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (Celsius)
      1 CM Below surface: degrees Celsius

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
      Wind speed Beaufort Number: 5
      Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 35

      Wind direction:

      This reading was taken at 10:15

  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      29.89 Inches of Mercury rising

      Altitude: 1323 M above sea level

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
      Relative humidity: 42 percent
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    14 percent Clay
    79 percent Sand
    7 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:
        JoshuaTree


    • Three most common plants:
        Creosote
        Buckwheat
        Sage
    • Three most common birds:
        Raven
        Quail
        Roadrunner
    • Other common animals:
        Lizard
        Grasshopper
        Jackrabbit

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
      Granite
      Sandstone
      Quartz

    Site collection took place in the following areas: