March 23, 2009

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@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@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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