Dec 11, 2009

Stephen Cole/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918/0668 stephen e cole@nasa gov grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov

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WATER ON THE MOON, DROUGHT ON EARTH: NASA EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR RADIO AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS DURING MAJOR SCIENCE MEETING

WASHINGTON -- Two NASA researchers will discuss the agency's latest findings about our home planet and its nearest neighbor in live interviews from the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco on Monday, Dec 14, and Tuesday, Dec 15

Monday, Dec 14, 5:30-7 p m EST (2:30 - 4 p m PST) "Back to the Moon, With Water " Michael Wargo, NASA Headquarters NASA's most recent missions to the moon have uncovered startling new information, including the confirmation of water in a permanently shadowed crater The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, now circling the moon, also is mapping Earth's dusty satellite in unprecedented detail from many perspectives NASA's Chief Lunar Scientist Michael Wargo describes what we've discovered this year and previews next directions To book, contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668; grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov

Tuesday, Dec 15, 5:30-7 p m EST (2:30 - 4 p m PST) "Where Has California's Water Gone?" Matthew Rodell, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center "Follow the water" has been NASA's mantra in solar system exploration, but what about our home planet? NASA hydrologist Matthew Rodell discusses new findings from the GRACE satellite that show the aquifers in California's Central Valley and the Sierra Nevadas have lost significant water volume since 2003 Rodell can discuss causes and implications of this loss and its impact on California and the U S To book, contact Steve Cole at 202-358-0918; stephen e cole@nasa gov

The AGU meeting runs from Monday, Dec 14, through Friday, Dec 18, at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center NASA scientists and researchers will present a wide range of Earth and space science findings during the meeting

For more information about NASA presentations at the meeting, visit:

http://www nasa gov/topics/earth/agu/index html

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