NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: May 20, 1999
Media Advisory m99-101

Summary:

-- Video File for May 20, 1999: Discovery Rollout, Weather on Mars

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Video File for May 20, 1999

ITEM 1 DISCOVER ROLLOUT AND REPAIRS (TRT 06:05)
ITEM 2 TWO NASA SPACECRAFT OBSERVE LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM ON MARS (TRT 
     01:30 approx.) (REPLAY)
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ITEM 1 DISCOVERY ROLLOUT AND REPAIRS
  Item 1A Discovery Rollout to Launch Pad
     The orbiter Discovery returned to Pad B after undergoing external 
tank repair in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The tank was damaged 
when hail from a thunderstorm caused divots in the tank's foam 
insulation.

  Item 1B Repairing Hail Damage to Fuel Tanks
     B-roll shows repair activities to the Space Shuttle Discovery's 
external fuel tank. Fireproof foam was applied, then sanded, blended and
painted. These repairs took place on May 18 and May 19, 1999, in High 
Bay 1 at Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building.

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Jennifer McCarter, 202/358-1639;
Contact at NASA Kennedy:  Bill Johnson, 407/867-2468.

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ITEM 2  TWO NASA SPACECRAFT OBSERVE LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM ON MARS
  Item 2A Hubble Sees Cyclone on Mars
     On April 27, 1999, the Hubble Space Telescope took a series of 
images of Mars and discovered an enormous cyclonic storm system raging 
in the northern polar regions. The storm consists of at least three or 
more bands organized into a spiral structure and wrapped around an eye.

  Item 2B Clouds Near North Pole on Mars
     This animation shows observations from April 30 to May 4, 1999, of 
a portion of the northern hemisphere of Mars taken by the Mars Orbiter 
Camera aboard the Mars Global Surveyor. Temperature differences create 
strong winds that mix the atmosphere and create waves of clouds that 
swirl around the polar cap.

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Donald Savage, 202/358-1727;
Contact at Jet Propulsion Lab: Mary Hardin, 818/354-0344.
 
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