NASA Announces News Briefing On Mars Orbiter Science Finding

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

August 03, 2011

Steve Cole 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-0918 
stephen.e.cole@xxxxxxxx   


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NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS BRIEFING ON MARS ORBITER SCIENCE FINDING

Science Journal Has Embargoed Details Until 2 p.m. EDT on Aug. 4 

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news briefing on Thursday, Aug. 4, at 2 
p.m. EDT about a significant new Mars science finding. The briefing 
will be held in the NASA Headquarters James E. Webb Auditorium, 300 E 
St. SW in Washington. 

The new finding is based on observations from NASA's Mars 
Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which has been orbiting the Red Planet 
since 2006. MRO is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a 
division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, 
Calif., for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. 

The briefing panelists are: 
- Philip Christensen, geophysicist, Arizona State University, Tempe 
- Colin Dundas, research geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, 
Ariz. 
- Alfred McEwen, planetary geologist, University of Arizona, Tucson 
- Michael Meyer, Mars Exploration Program lead scientist, NASA 
Headquarters 
- Lisa Pratt, biogeochemist, Indiana University, Bloomington 

Reporters unable to attend in person may ask questions from 
participating NASA centers or by telephone. To participate by phone, 
reporters must contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668 or 
grey.hautaluoma-1@xxxxxxxx by 11 a.m. on Aug. 4. 

The news briefing will air live on NASA Television and the agency's 
website. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling 
information, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 


The event also will be carried live on Ustream, with a live chat box 
available, at: 



http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2 

	
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