[meteorite-list] Live Public Talk: Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:57:44 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201204112057.q3BKviMg008048_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-101

Live Public Talk: Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
April 11, 2012

Where is NASA's Mars Science Laboratory going to land and why? Join us
either in person or virtually for a live public talk from NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory on Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET)
about Gale Crater, the landing site for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory.
The mission and its rover, Curiosity, are scheduled to arrive at Mars in
August.

The speaker is JPL's Matthew Golombek, Mars Exploration Program landing
site scientist.

The selection of Gale Crater as the landing site took more than five
years, involved broad participation of the science community, and
narrowed more than 50 initial potential sites to four finalists, based
on science and safety. In the final selection, Gale Crater was chosen
for its greater diversity and potential habitability.

Live streaming high-definition video of the event will be carried on
Ustream, with chat available, at: http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl
Standard-definition video will be available at:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

For more information and viewing details on the lecture, visit:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.cfm?year=2012&month=4

DC Agle 818-393-9011
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
agle at jpl.nasa.gov

2012-101
Received on Wed 11 Apr 2012 04:57:44 PM PDT