Mars-Based Temperature Data

How Does Near-Surface Air Temperature Change with Height on Mars?

These activities examine "temperature profiles" -- temperatures taken at various heights and recorded over time during the Mars Pathfinder mission during the Summer of 1997. Look for changes in the profile over a day and similarities between days.

Download and Analysis of Mars-Based Temperature Data

• Instructions specific for Claris Works 4.0
• Instructions specific for Microsoft Excel 4.0
• Instructions specific for Microsoft Excel 5.0

Notes for Teachers

• Suggestions for using the above materials in a classroom setting.

© 1998 Live from Earth and Mars, Rich Edgerton, and Janice DeCosmo