NASA to Host Mars Curiosity Rover Teleconference Oct. 18

Oct. 16 , 2012

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

DC Agle / Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-5011
agle@jpl.nasa.gov / guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-203

NASA TO HOST MARS CURIOSITY ROVER TELECONFERENCE OCT. 18

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on
Thursday, Oct. 18, about the latest status of the Curiosity rover's
mission to Mars.

The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is 10 weeks into a
two-year mission to investigate whether conditions may have been
favorable for microbial life.

For teleconference dial-in information, reporters must send their
name, media affiliation and telephone number to Elena Mejia at
elena.mejia@jpl.nasa.gov or call NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011.

Audio and visuals of the event will be streamed live online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

and

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl

Visuals will be available at the start of the event at:

http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon

For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mars

and

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl


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