[meteorite-list] NASA Sets Teleconference To Discuss Recovered Meteorites (Asteroid 2008 TC3)

[Ron Baalke]

March 23, 2009

Dwayne Brown 
Headquarters, Washington                           
202-358-1726 
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov 
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-044

NASA SETS TELECONFERENCE TO DISCUSS RECOVERED METEORITES

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Wednesday, 
March 25, at 2 p.m. EDT to reveal science findings from recently 
discovered meteorites. The meteorites originate from a small asteroid 
that entered Earth's atmosphere over the Nubian Desert of northern 
Sudan on Oct. 7, 2008. The discovery presents scientists with an 
unprecedented opportunity to understand these nomads of the solar 
system better. 

The briefing participants are: 

- Peter Jenniskens, meteor astronomer at NASA's Ames Research Center, 
Moffett Field, Calif., and the SETI Institute in Mountain View, 
Calif. 
- Steve Chesley, scientist in NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office 
at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. 
- Michael Zolensky, cosmic mineralogist at NASA's Johnson Space Center 
in Houston 
- Lucy McFadden, professor of astronomy at the University of Maryland 
in College Park 

Reporters who would like to participate in the call should submit 
requests for dial-in instructions to Steve Cole at 
stephen.e.cole at nasa.gov. A replay of the teleconference will be 
available until May 1 by dialing 888-403-4660. 

Supporting visuals will be available online at the start of the event 
at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/tc3 

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's Web site 
at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio 

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