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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:

Cheryl Slawsky, Beers Street Middle School

I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

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

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 03/27/97

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 1:30
    2nd reading
    3rd reading
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 19.5
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 20
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 22

    High temperature for the day: degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 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
    percent Clay
    percent Sand
    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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