Sept 27, 2011

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

Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md 240-228-6792 paulette campbell@jhuapl edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-207

NASA SPACECRAFT REVEALS NEW DETAILS OF PLANET MERCURY; SCIENCE JOURNAL HAS EMBARGOED DETAILS UNTIL 2 P M EDT ON SEPT 29

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p m EDT on Thursday, Sept 29, to discuss new data and images from the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury

NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft conducted fifteen laps through the inner solar system for more than six years before achieving the historic orbit insertion on March 18

Briefing participants are: - Ed Graykzeck, MESSENGER program manager, NASA Headquarters, Washington - James Head, III, professor of geological sciences, Brown University - David Blewett, MESSENGER participating scientist and staff scientist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md - Patrick Peplowski, staff scientist, APL - Thomas Zurbuchen, professor of space science and aerospace engineering, University of Michigan

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at dwayne c brown@nasa gov or 202-358-1726, by noon on Sept 29 for dial-in instructions

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

Related images and supporting briefing information will be available at:

http://www nasa gov/messenger

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