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This material was developed for Live From Mars, a Passport to Knowledge project. Live From Mars was a precursor to Mars Team Online.

PLANET EXPLORER TOOLKIT

Planetary Data Input from:

Mellie Lewis, Atholton Elementary

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

  1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
  2. Time zone: Eastern Daylight Savings Time
  3. Biome Description: forest
II. WEATHER DATA

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 04/10/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 1200
    2nd reading
    1300
    3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 0707
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 0707
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 0708

    High temperature for the day: 07 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: -04 degrees celsius

  3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)

  4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)

  5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
  6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

  7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
III. SAMPLE RETURN ANALYSIS
  1. SOIL
    12 percent Clay
    48 percent Sand
    40 percent Silt

  2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
  3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS

  4. ROCK ANALYSIS
    Site collection took place in the following areas:


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