[meteorite-list] NASA To Host 32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference At Johnson Space Center

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:10 2004
Message-ID: <200102141729.JAA12316_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

February 13, 2001
Catherine E. Watson
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

Release: J01-14
NASA TO HOST 32nd LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE AT JOHNSON SPACE
CENTER

Ancient life on Mars, oceans on Europa, a rendezvous with an asteroid -
these are just a few of the many fascinating topics that will be covered at
the 32nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 12-16, 2001, at the
NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

More than 450 scientists will present their research at JSC's Gilruth Center
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 12. Oral presentations will continue
through Friday morning, March 16. Some scientists will also present their
results on posters from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, in the Bayou
Building at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. The media are invited to
attend both the oral and poster sessions.

One session on Monday morning will be devoted to the Tagish Lake meteorite,
which fell to Earth in northern British Columbia on Jan. 18, 2000. Early
analyses suggest that the Tagish Lake meteorite may contain the most
primitive solar system materials yet found. Researchers have also determined
that the meteroid weighed 200,000 kilograms (441,000 lbs) before it entered
the atmosphere, and was four to six meters (approximately 13 to 20 feet) in
diameter. Several hundred meteorite samples have been recovered from the
site, which is strewn along an area 16 kilometers (10 miles) long and five
kilometers (three miles) wide. The analyses of these unique samples will be
discussed in detail at the conference.

The conference, which is chaired by Carl B. Agee of JSC and David C. Black
of the Lunar and Planetary Institute, will also include presentations on
water, glaciers and volcanoes on Mars; earthquakes on Venus; and the effects
of past asteroid impacts on the Earth.

News media can register for the conference, at no charge, via the Web at:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/htbin/meetings/lpsc2001.elec.regfrm.pl

Under "registration status" select "Working Press $0.00". News media with
additional questions, or those who wish to schedule interviews with
participants, should contact Pam Thompson at the Lunar and Planetary
Institute. Thompson can be reached by phone at 281/486-2175 or by e-mail at
thompson_at_lpi.usra.edu.

Additional information about conference events, including the texts of
abstracts, can be found at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
website:

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2001/

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Received on Wed 14 Feb 2001 12:29:10 PM PST