““28 Seconds To Mars”28 Seconds To Mars”Joshua Basuel, Makamae Joshua Basuel, Makamae Caballero, Alyssia Caballero, Alyssia

Fields, Marishell Gacuya, Fields, Marishell Gacuya, & Mark Kitano- Maguire& Mark Kitano- Maguire

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Created by: Makamae Caballero

Research QuestionResearch Question““Is there a pattern between the location of the Is there a pattern between the location of the dust devil tracks and the direction it travels?”dust devil tracks and the direction it travels?”

Why is your science question important?Why is your science question important?Our science question is important because we are Our science question is important because we are trying to find out if dust devil tracks location trying to find out if dust devil tracks location and the direction it goes in are related. Like if and the direction it goes in are related. Like if we find the location then, scientist will know not we find the location then, scientist will know not to visit that certain area because it is too windy to visit that certain area because it is too windy to build anything.(Ex. Buildings, Cities, Etc.) to build anything.(Ex. Buildings, Cities, Etc.)

Why is your science question interesting?Why is your science question interesting?Our science question is interesting because I do Our science question is interesting because I do not think anyone knows when and where a dust devil not think anyone knows when and where a dust devil track will form. And if we find out that there is track will form. And if we find out that there is a relationship between the location and the a relationship between the location and the direction it goes in then anyone would be able to direction it goes in then anyone would be able to locate them.locate them.

Created by: Makamae Caballero

Background Information

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Dust devils on Mars form the same way they do in deserts on Earth. You need a lot of sunlight so the ground can get hotter than the air above it.

Heated air close to the ground rises, going through the layer of the cooler air above. Rising hot air and falling cool air begin circulating upward in convection cells.

If a gust of wind blows through it, it turns the convection cells on their sides, so then they begin spinning, starting a dust devil also known as a mini tornado.

Created by: Marishell Gacuya and Joshua Basuel

Continuation..Continuation..What makes dust devil tracks?

Sand, wind, sun, hot air, cold air.

Fun fact!

In Brazil, a dust devil is called “redemoinho” which means windmill.

Created by: Marishell Gacuya

HypothesisHypothesis

Joshua, Makamae, Marishell, Alyssia, Joshua, Makamae, Marishell, Alyssia, & Mark’s Hypothesis- & Mark’s Hypothesis-

If there are many samples of If there are many samples of dust devil tracks, then by looking dust devil tracks, then by looking at dust devil track pictures, dust at dust devil track pictures, dust devil tracks would follow the devil tracks would follow the equator because the ground Is hotter equator because the ground Is hotter by the equator which means there are by the equator which means there are stronger winds.stronger winds.

Created by: Joshua Basuel

Created by: Makamae Caballero

MethodsMethodsSpacecraftSpacecraft NASANASA’’s Mars Odyssey s Mars Odyssey

CameraCamera THEMIS CameraTHEMIS Camera

Image TypeImage Type Visible Images – to see details within the Visible Images – to see details within the cratercrater

MOLA – to see context of image and depthMOLA – to see context of image and depth

Geologic Geologic Features Features StudiedStudied

Our topic is dust devil tracks. It matches our Our topic is dust devil tracks. It matches our research question because our research research question because our research question is asking if there is a pattern question is asking if there is a pattern between the location of the dust devil tracks between the location of the dust devil tracks and the direction it travels.and the direction it travels.

Geographic Geographic regions we regions we focused onfocused on

We will studying warm places like the We will studying warm places like the equator and places in a low elevation because equator and places in a low elevation because it is warmer in these locations.it is warmer in these locations.

Created by: Alyssia Fields and Mark Kitano

Methods Continued…Methods Continued…Sample SizeSample Size 100 THEMIS Images used to gather data100 THEMIS Images used to gather data

Categories of Categories of Data to be Data to be collected and collected and ““WhyWhy””

We are looking for the longitude, latitude, We are looking for the longitude, latitude, image ID number, direction of the Dust Devil image ID number, direction of the Dust Devil TracksTracks

Image ID # - Image ID # - V04924007 V04924007

Latitude/ Longitude –lat-Latitude/ Longitude –lat-53.8109 lon-53.8109 lon-200.907 200.907 Misc. Data – Misc. Data – To record any other interesting To record any other interesting information not warranted by our necessary data information not warranted by our necessary data categories but certainly important to our studycategories but certainly important to our study

MeasurementsMeasurements Picture Diameter – Picture Diameter – Rough estimation relative to Rough estimation relative to image parameters based on THEMIS Cameraimage parameters based on THEMIS Camera’’s s Visible Image range of 18km x 30kmVisible Image range of 18km x 30km

Created by: Alyssia Fields and Mark Kitano

Website list:Website list:http://themis.asu.eduhttp://themis.asu.edu

Data collection steps on site:Data collection steps on site:1.1. Go to the Go to the http://themis.asu.eduhttp://themis.asu.edu website; website;2.2. Click on the Click on the ““Dust devil tracks” topicDust devil tracks” topic3.3. Click on dust devil tracks thumbnailsClick on dust devil tracks thumbnails4. We are looking for the longitude, latitude, 4. We are looking for the longitude, latitude,

the image ID number and the direction of the the image ID number and the direction of the dust devil tracks.dust devil tracks.

Methods Continued…Methods Continued…

Created by: Mark Kitano-Maguire

Created By: Makamae Caballero & Marishell Gacuya

Data ChartData ChartIMAGE I.D. LATITUDE LONGITUDE MISC. DATA

42706 (orbit #) -63.2503 355.276 spread all over

42358 (orbit #) -47.689 370.806 groups, all over

38206 (orbit #) 57.1357 207.174 single streaks

37262 (orbit #) 49.483 78.8393 spread all over

1163 (orbit #) -46.6138 317.477 thick streaks

V33501003 -69.6084 215.012 spread all over

V24297008 -64.0123 108.079 thick, groups

V25827010 -63.0424 252.441 horizontal streaks

V26004010 -60.1271 187.357 small streaks

V36588014 53.1716 83.283 thin streaks

V07909002 -14.5985 175.479 groups, dark streaks

V01605003 -14.7712 174.736 groups, dark streaks

V24401004 -52.8507 351.207 by dark sand dunes

V08303007 42.1251 328.187 near crater

V08060012 -60.0827 132.487 thin, all over

V07884007 -58.1411 168.758 thick streaks

V20229003 52.5293 89.3986 thick, all over

V07998013 -61.3564 120.233 long streaks

V01448003 -46.3615 17.7117 long, horizontal

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ContinuationContinuationV26286007 -48.5648 334.772 small, circular

V07829003 -47.5645 317.251 spread out

V01354003 -44.5409 208.878 few visible streaks

V33198003 -47.1964 329.914 only in small areas

V38206001 57.1357 207.174 very spread out

V2592008 -41.5952 36.9248 very spread out

V25860002 -45.9843 24.7757 spread out

V2435004 -53.99 22.1107 small streaks

V05103010 54.5856 79.3305 spread out, dark

V24461004 -62.5749 57.5885 very visible, spread out

V24450002 -50.8777 18.1025 in crater

V23314019 -50.0695 28.4611 spread out

V24477003 49.3855 319.548 small streaks

V07996013 -55.7682 179.513 barely visible, small streaks

V06023001 -5.9663 206.703 far apart

V05998001 -6.0014 209.57 few tracks

V07247002 -10.8471 187.203 few tracks

V05898001 -4.7425 211.656 lots of tracks

V06509029 -4.0206 203.853 several tracks

V06798003 -15.4374 175.44 bunched up

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Continuation…Continuation…V06986001 -11.9798 154.959 few tracks

V0764001 -6.3346 14.0976 far apart tracks

V06386004 -11.9798 177.294 few tracks

V06483032 11.809 234.33 some tracks

V00881003 -14.7443 175.46 few tracks

V06147001 -9.8363 230.368 few tracks

V06560001 -4.9874 200.254 few tracks

V05810009 8.7784 202.458 several tracks

V07420003 -51.6178 231.375 few tracks

V01354003 -44.5409 208.878 lots of tracks

V01237004 -50.0952 342.292 lots of tracks

42706 (orbit #) -63.2503 355.276 all over, covers everything

42358 (orbit #) -47.689 317.806 in patches

V23314009 -50.0695 28.4611 skinny

V07984011 -66.5111 162.262 in pods

V26359005 -47.9517 28.9085 many over destroyed crater

V25922008 -41.5952 36.9248 little patches

V07996013 -55.7682 179.513 mostly in the light areas

V07733006 -55.5766 203.927 next to modified crater

V33501003 -69.5084 215.012 next to destroyed crater

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Ending of ContinuanceEnding of ContinuanceV38206007 57.1357 207.174 very few

V07879003 -47.5645 317.251 looks like bushes

V01163003 -46.6138 317.477 colorful tracks

V37262017 49.483 78.8393 inside crater

V33279001 -57.7744 149.406 in small crater

V26085000 -46.8086 13.7511 in destroyed crater

V29710011 54.616 174.753 in destroyed crater

V26373011 65.5776 340.413 in a channel

V24461004 -62.5749 57.5885 in small crater

V16590006 -46.6013 316.087 looks like lines

V27387003 -8.5994 257.566 a lot in the southeast

V26189002 -8.8853 259.198 in a channel

V25929007 -54.3033 192.505 in destroyed crater

V26126004 -55.7454 268.905 in big craters

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Created By: Joshua Basuel, Makamae Caballero & Marishell Gacuya

Potential ErrorsPotential Errors

We had double of the same images We had double of the same images when doing the data chart.when doing the data chart.

Some of the images did not have an Some of the images did not have an image I.D which affected us.image I.D which affected us.

Group communicationGroup communication

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