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Media Telecon: August 5, 11 a.m. Pacific

NASA will hold a media teleconference on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT), to discuss these recent science activities. Participants will be introduced at the start of the briefing. To participate in the teleconference, reporters should contact Steve Cole at 202-358-0918 for dial-in and passcode information.

Today's speakers:
Michael Meyer, chief scientist, Mars Exploration Program, NASA HQ
Peter Smith, Phoenix principal investigator, University of Arizona
Michael Hecht, science lead for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, Jet Propultion Lab
William Boynton, science lead for the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, University of Arizona

Images for today's briefing:
'Snow White' Trench
Color View 'Dodo' and 'Baby Bear' Trenches
Animation of TEGA Sample Delivery and Analysis
Animation of Wet Chemistry Laboratory
Animation of Wet Chemistry Laboratory


You can listen to media briefings live at http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html

You can listen to past media telecons on media telecon page.

   
   
 
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Related Links
› NASA Phoenix site
› University of Arizona Phoenix site
› JPL on Facebook and Twitter
› Landing Press Kit (3Mb - PDF)
› Launch Press Kit (6.5Mb - PDF)
› Mission Fact Sheet (244Kb - PDF)
› NASA Mars Exploration site
Media Contacts

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory
   Guy Webster
   818-354-6278

guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov

  NASA Headquarters
  Dwayne Brown
   202-358-1725

dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov

  University of Arizona
  Sara Hammond
   520-626-1974

shammond@lpl.arizona.edu
  Lockheed Martin Space Systems
  Gary Napier
   303-971-4012

gary.p.napier@imco.com

  Canadian Space Agency
  Ruth Ann Chicoine
   450-926-4451

ruth.ann.chicoine@space.gc.ca

 
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