NASA to Host Media Call on Next Mars Rover Landing Site
NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. PST (noon EST) Monday, Nov. 19, to provide details about the Mars 2020 rover's landing site on the Red Planet.
NASA
will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. PST (noon EST) Monday, Nov. 19, to
provide details about the Mars 2020 rover's landing site on the Red Planet.The rover,
currently under construction at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will
address high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key
questions about the potential for ancient life on Mars. The rover's arrival
also will set the stage for NASA's Mars exploration
for the next decade by collecting samples
and caching them on the surface for a future mission that could retrieve and
return them to Earth for extensive study. Mars 2020 will also further aid in NASA's preparations for
a crewed mission to the Red Planet.The teleconference participants are:Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science
Mission DirectorateLori Glaze, acting director of NASA's Planetary Science DivisionMichael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration ProgramKen Farley, Mars 2020 project scientist at JPLQuestions can be submitted via Twitter during the teleconference
using the hashtag #askNASA.Teleconference audio and visuals will stream live at:https://www.nasa.gov/liveFor more information about NASA's Mars 2020 mission, visit:https://www.nasa.gov/mars