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NASA Hosts Oct. 4 Teleconference About Mars Curiosity Rover Progress
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Thursday, Oct. 4, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, is 56 days 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 the Media Relations Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 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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