I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
   34 north degrees latitude
   82 west degrees longitude
2. Time zone: EST
3. Biome Description: forest
   coniferous
   Welcome to our Mars site. It seems there is life here! We landed in some kind of forest with different colored plants, and a slow-moving creek that is located is in a small ravine. The ground is sandy, grassy and dry. grassy.

1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

   Recording date: 3/27/97

2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
   

   	1st reading time: 12:30	2nd reading 12:40	3rd reading 12:50
   1 CM ABOVE GROUND:	21	22	23
   1 METER ABOVE GROUND:	20	23	23
   2 METERS ABOVE GROUND:	18	21	21

   High temperature for the day: 20 degrees celsius
   Low temperature for the day:: 5 degrees celsius
   

3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   
   1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 25 degrees celsius
   10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 20 degrees celsius

4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   1 CM Below surface: 13 DEGREES CELSIUS

5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
   Wind speed Beaufort Number: 2
   Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 9

   Wind direction:
   

   This reading was taken at 1300

6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
   30.30 Inches of Mercury steady

   Altitude: 486 M above sea level

7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
   Relative humidity: 20 percent

1. SOIL
   40 percent Clay
   56 percent Sand
   4 percent Silt

2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
   pH Value: 6
   Hardness: 8 grains per gallon
   Iron:
   Colloidal (bacterial iron): 0 parts per million
   Red Water Iron: 0 parts per million
   Clear Water Iron: 2 parts per million

3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
   • Three most common trees:
     red oak
     VA pine
     dogwood
     
   • Three most common plants:
     grass
     violets
     honeysuck
     
   • Three most common birds:
     wren
     cardinal
     robin
     
   • Other common animals:
     squirrel
     chipmunk
     frog
     

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