Feb 13, 2007

Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895

Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md 301-286-0697

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-021

NASA ANNOUNCES BRIEFING ON DISCOVERY BENEATH ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET

WASHINGTON - Researchers from NASA and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif , will unveil new results from an unprecedented study of water deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet The study will be presented on Thursday, Feb 15 at 2 p m EDT (11 a m PDT) during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco

Using data from NASA satellites, the scientists created a technique that offers a breakthrough perspective of the ice sheet and the environment far below its surface The study will be published in the Feb 16 edition of Science magazine

Robert Bindschadler of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md , and Helen Amanda Fricker of Scripps will discuss their findings and answer media questions Interested media should contact AAAS at scipak@aaas org or 202-326-6440 to request call-in information to participate in the briefing

Participants may access images available at the briefing time by visiting:

http://www nasa gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/antarctic_plumb_media html

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

www nasa gov

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