[meteorite-list] Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at AGU Meeting

[Ron Baalke]

Dec. 1, 2011

Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.cole at nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-242

ASTEROIDS, MARS AND DROUGHT AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN 
GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING

WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide 
range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of 
the American Geophysical Union. The meeting takes place Dec. 5-9 at 
the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., in San Francisco. 
Media registration for the event is open.

Media briefings during the meeting will feature topics such as new 
results about the asteroid Vesta, the future risk of major droughts, 
new discoveries at the edge of our solar system, and the 2011 
Japanese tsunami. In addition, NASA scientists and their colleagues 
who use NASA research capabilities will present noteworthy findings 
during scientific sessions that are open to registered journalists.

For a complete list of NASA-related news briefings at the meeting, 
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/agu 

The website contains detailed information about how reporters can 
participate in the briefings, both on-site and remotely. The site 
will be updated throughout the week with additional information about 
NASA presentations.

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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