NASA researchers will present findings on a variety of
Earth and Space science topics at the American Geophysical
Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco, Dec. 13-17.
NASA press conferences are in the Moscone Convention Center
West, Room MCC 2012. Three of the press conferences offer
call in questions from reporters. For assistance on the
teleconferences call Sarah Dewitt at: 301/286-0535.
PRESS CONFERENCE: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE,
TREES, AND INSECTS: Monday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m.
PST). Insect control and tree planting could greatly affect
Earth’s greenhouse gases, according to NASA scientists who
will present their findings.
PRESS CONFERENCE: LATEST FINDINGS FROM NASA’S DURABLE MARS
ROVERS: Monday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST). NASA’s
twin Mars Exploration Rovers are exploring the martian
atmosphere, and how water shaped the landscape, targeting the
Endurance Crater and Columbia Hills.
PRESS CONFERENCE: NASA’S ICESAT MISSION: NEW LIGHT ON A
CHANGING WORLD: Monday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. EST (4 p.m. PST).
NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite’s (ICESat)
precise measurements of Earth’s ice sheets, atmosphere, land
masses and volcanoes provide a unique means of exploring our
planet in three dimensions. Scientists will present the
latest observations and discuss how they are revolutionizing
our understanding of important processes in the Earth System.
OFF-SITE PRESS CONFERENCE: DEEP IMPACT MISSION: Tuesday, Dec.
14 at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST). At NASA Headquarters,
Washington, the event will be simulcast in the AGU Press
Briefing Room. The Deep Impact spacecraft is designed to
launch a copper projectile into the surface of Comet Tempel 1
on July 4, 2005, when the comet is 83 million miles from
Earth. Note: media attending AGU will be able to ask
questions.
PRESS CONFERENCE: AURA SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON AIR POLLUTION &
OZONE HOLE: Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST).
NASA’s Aura satellite made the first direct global
measurements of low-level ozone and other pollutants
affecting air quality. Learn how Aura will help track sources
of pollution and lead to better air quality forecasts. REMOTE
CALL IN: USA: 1/888/458-9977; International +1/210/234-8001;
Passcode: AGU
PRESS CONFERENCE: REDUCTION OF ICE COVER AT HIGH LATITUDES:
Tuesday, Dec.14 at 7 p.m. EST (4 p.m. PST) Scientists will
present findings on dramatic changes in high-latitude
glaciers and ice sheets. They will discuss newly discovered
relationships between ice sheets and glaciers, climate change
and sea level. REMOTE CALL IN: USA: 1/888/458-9977;
International +1/210/234-8001; Passcode: AGU
PRESS CONFERENCE: EARTH’S SAFE ZONE BECAME HOT ZONE DURING
LEGENDARY SOLAR STORMS: Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 12 p.m. EST (9
a.m. PST) A region thought of as a safe zone for Earth-
orbiting spacecraft contained fierce radiation during record-
breaking solar storms during the fall of 2003. Space physics
experts will discuss this event and its important
implications to all who want to develop the final frontier,
from multi-billion dollar satellite corporations to
spacewalking astronauts. REMOTE CALL IN: USA: 1/888/458-9977;
International +1/630/395-0023; Passcode: AGU
PRESS CONFERENCE: REFORMING GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION & BROADENING
PARTICIPATION: Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST)
“Touch the Sun” is the first book to present images of the
sun to blind and vision-impaired students. Author Noreen
Grice will discuss the book, which features images from
NASA’s SOHO and TRACE solar-observing spacecraft.
SCIENCE WRITERS WORKSHOP: KEEPING IT CLEAN IN SOLAR SYSTEM
EXPLORATION: A PLANETARY PROTECTION: Thursday, Dec. 16, 2:00
to 3:30 p.m. EST (11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST). The workshop
will provide the latest information about planetary
protection, such as avoiding biological contamination in
space exploration. Learn how it will affect future robotic
and human exploration missions, and discover why NASA crashed
the Galileo spacecraft into Jupiter.
PRESS CONFERENCE: CASSINI: LATEST RESULTS: Thursday Dec. 16
at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST). This briefing features the newest
information from Cassini fly bys of Saturn’s moons Titan-b
and Dione.
For more information about NASA at the AGU meeting on the
Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/AGU_news.html
