NASA Hosting Science Update About Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nov. 15, 2011

Dwayne Brown 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1726 
dwayne.c.brown@xxxxxxxx 



MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-233

NASA HOSTING SCIENCE UPDATE ABOUT JUPITER'S ICY MOON EUROPA

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a Science Update at 1 p.m. EST on 
Wednesday, Nov. 16, to discuss new theories concerning Jupiter's icy 
moon Europa. The event will be in NASA's James E. Webb Auditorium at 
300 E St. SW in Washington. 

NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the event 
live. Reporters may attend the event or ask questions from 
participating NASA centers or by phone. For dial-in information, 
reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at: dwayne.c.brown@xxxxxxxx with 
their name, media affiliation and telephone number by noon Wednesday. 


Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth's moon, is thought to 
have an iron core, a rocky mantle and an ocean of salty water beneath 
its frozen surface. 

Briefing participants are: 
- Britney Schmidt, postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Geophysics, 
University of Texas at Austin 
- Tori Hoehler, astrobiologist and senior research scientist, NASA's 
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 
- Louise Prockter, planetary scientist, Johns Hopkins University 
Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 
- Tom Wagner, program scientist, cryospheric sciences, Earth Science 
Division, NASA Headquarters 

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, 
visit: 
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 
http://www.nasa.gov   

	
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