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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:

Darlene Taylor, Dixon Middle School-MESA Class

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I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

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

  1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

    Recording date: 3/27 3/28 3/31

  2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
    1st reading
    time: 08:15
    2nd reading
    08:15
    3rd reading
    08:15
    1 CM ABOVE GROUND: 1617 17
    1 METER ABOVE GROUND: 1414 15
    2 METERS ABOVE GROUND: 1312 14

    High temperature for the day: 12 degrees celsius
    Low temperature for the day:: 7 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
    2 percent Clay
    80 percent Sand
    12 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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