NASA to Announce New Findings on Fate of Mars’ Atmosphere

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November 02, 2015  MEDIA ADVISORY M15-158 NASA to Announce New Findings on Fate of Mars’ Atmosphere (Science and Geophysical Research Letters embargoed details until 2 p.m. EST Nov. 5) NASA will provide details of key science findings from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars during a news briefing at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 5 in the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website. The news conference participants will be: Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA Headquarters Bruce Jakosky, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) principal investigator at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado, Boulder  Jasper Halekas, MAVEN Solar Wind Ion Analyzer instrument lead at the University of Iowa, Iowa City  Yaxue Dong, MAVEN science team member at LASP  Dave Brain, MAVEN co-investigator at LASP A brief question-and-answer session will take place during the event with media on site and by phone. Members of the public also can ask questions during the briefing on social media using #AskNASA. To participate in the briefing by phone, media must email their name, media affiliation and phone number to Laurie Cantillo at laura.l.cantillo@xxxxxxxx by noon EST on Thursday. For NASA TV downlink information and schedules, and to view the news briefing, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv For more information about NASA's journey to Mars: https://www.nasa.gov/journeytomars -end- NASA news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to hqnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe from the list, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to hqnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.