[FPSPACE] FW: NASA: Enceladus Flyby Press Conference, 26 March at 2 PM EDT

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "AAS Press Officer Dr. Steve Maran" <steve.maran at aas.org>
>To: "Steve Maran" <steve.maran at aas.org>
>Subject: NASA: Enceladus Flyby Press Conference, 26 March at 2 PM EDT
>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:11:36 -0400
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March 20, 2008

Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
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Carolina Martinez
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
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carolina.martinez at jpl.nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-061

NASA TO RELEASE NEW DETAILS FROM CLOSE FLYBY OF SATURN MOON

WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT,
Wednesday, March 26, to present new clues on the composition of the
icy plumes jetting off the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The
findings were obtained March 12 during the closest flyby of the moon
by the Cassini spacecraft. The briefing will take place in the NASA
Headquarters television studio, 300 E St., S.W., Washington, and will
be carried live on NASA Television.

Participants in the press conference will be:

- Hunter Waite, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, principal
investigator, Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer
- John Spencer, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colo.,
co-investigator, Composite Infrared Spectrometer
- Larry Esposito, University of Colorado, Boulder, principal
investigator, Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph
- Carolyn Porco, Space Science Institute, Boulder, team leader,
Imaging Science Subsystem

Participating NASA centers will provide question-and-answer capability
for reporters.

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information,
visit:  http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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