Oct 2, 2012

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

DC Agle/Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-393-9011/818-354-6278 agle@jpl nasa gov / guy webster@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-197

NASA HOSTS OCT 4 TELECONFERENCE ABOUT MARS CURIOSITY ROVER PROGRESS

PASADENA, Calif -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a m PDT (2 p m EDT) Thursday, Oct 4, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater

Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, is 56 days into a two-year mission to investigate whether conditions may 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 the Media Relations Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 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 event at:

http://go nasa gov/curiositytelecon

For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mars

and

http://mars jpl nasa gov/msl

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