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Media Briefing: Sept. 29, 11 a.m. Pacific
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NASA will hold a media briefing Monday, Sept. 29,
at 11 a.m. PDT, to discuss the latest developments, findings and upcoming
science opportunities of the Phoenix Mars Lander. The briefing will take
place in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St.,
S.W., Washington. It will be carried live on NASA Television and on the Web.
Phoenix landed on Mars May 25, and officially ended its prime mission Aug.
26. Now in extended operations, the lander is continuing to study a
northern arctic site, investigating if the environment there has ever
been favorable for microbial life.
Local reporters are invited to watch the briefing via satellite at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., with two-way question-and-answer
capability. Media who would like to watch at JPL must RSVP to the Media
Relations Office at 818-354-5011. Valid media credentials are required.
Non-U.S. citizens must also bring passports.
Reporters may also participate worldwide via phone. To reserve a line,
call Steve Cole at 202-358-0918.
Participants will be:
- Doug McCuistion, Mars Exploration Program director, NASA Headquarters, Washington
- Barry Goldstein, Phoenix project manager, JPL
- William Boynton, lead scientist, Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, University of Arizona, Tucson
- Michael Hecht, lead scientist, Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, JPL
- Leslie Tamppari, Phoenix project scientist, JPL
- Jim Whiteway, lead scientist, Phoenix Meteorological Station, York University, Toronto, Canada
- Peter Smith, Phoenix principal investigator, University of Arizona, Tucson
For more information about NASA TV, streaming video, and downlink and schedule
information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv .
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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9/29/2008 -- Microscope Image of a Martian Soil Surface Sample |
This is the closest view of the material underneath NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. This sample was taken from the top centimeter of the Martian soil, and this image from the lander's Optical Microscope demonstrates its overall composition.
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9/29/2008 -- Microscope Image of Scavenged Particles |
This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Optical Microscope shows a strongly magnetic surface which has scavenged particles from within the microscope enclosure before a sample delivery from the lander's Robotic Arm.
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