Feb 20, 2013

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

Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-354-6278 guy webster@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-034

NASA HOSTS TELECONFERENCE TODAY ABOUT CURIOSITY ROVER

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p m EST (noon PST) today, Feb 20, to provide an update on the Mars rover Curiosity mission This morning, Curiosity engineers confirmed the rover had collected the first-ever sample from inside a rock on Mars

The Mars Science Laboratory project and its Curiosity rover are investigating whether conditions on Mars ever have been favorable for microbial life

For teleconference dial-in information, reporters must send their name, media affiliation and telephone number to Elena Mejia at elena mejia@jpl nasa gov or call NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011

Audio and visuals of the event will be streamed live online at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

and

http://www ustream tv/nasajpl

Visuals will be available at the start of the teleconference at:

http://go nasa gov/curiositytelecon

For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/msl

and

http://mars jpl nasa gov/msl

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