NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Nov. 26, 1999
Media Advisory m99-244



SUMMARY:

No news releases today.


ITEM 1 - GALILEO/IO RESOURCE REEL (file footage)

ITEM 2 - MARS MISSIONS CLIP REEL (file footage)



LIVE TELEVISION EVENTS NEXT WEEK:

November 30, Tuesday
1:00 - 2:00 pm - "Mars the Planet" Background Briefing - JPL
3:00 - 4:00 pm - Mars Polar Lander Mission Overview Briefing
- JPL

December 1, Wednesday
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Mars Polar Lander Science Overview Briefing
- JPL
3:00 - 4:00 pm - "The Search for Water, the Search for Life"
Background Briefing - JPL



Note: For complete schedule of NASA Television coverage of
upcoming launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-103, Mars Polar
Lander mission and Terra mission, see:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/breaking.html


SPECIAL NOTE TO ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND MORNING AND EVENING
PRODUCERS

MARS POLAR LANDER AND DEEP SPACE 2 ARRIVE AT MARS - LIVE SATELLITE
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES

NASA's Mars Polar Lander is due to set down under rocket power on
layered, icy terrain near the south pole of Mars on Thursday, Dec.
3.  The first opportunity to receive a signal on Earth that
confirms the landing is expected at 12:37 p.m. PST (3:37 p.m.
EST).  The two Deep Space 2 microprobes that are piggybacking on
the lander will impact the planet's surface at about the same
time.

Our talent will have up-to-the-minute information on the progress
of both missions.  We will also feed B-roll animation of both
programs prior to each live cast via NASA TV.

To book an interview please call Ivelisse Gilman, at 757/864-5036
(through Nov. 30) and 757/880-2470 (from Dec.1 through Dec. 6) or
Jack Dawson at 818/354-0040.  Or e-mail us at
i.gilman@larc.nasa.gov
or
Jack.B.Dawson@jpl.nasa.gov.


**Live Satellite Interviews from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab**

Thursday, Dec. 2
  1:30-6:30 p.m. PST (4:30-9:30 p.m. EST)
    Broadcast on GE3-K19
Talk to David Paige, Principal Investigator for the instruments on
the Mars Polar Lander, and Rich Zurek, Mars Polar Lander Project
Scientist, about what NASA expects to find and why we go to Mars.

Friday, Dec. 3
  2:00 - 7:00 am PST (5:00 - 10:00 am EST)
    Broadcast on GE3-K17
On the morning of landing, share in the excitement with Carl
Pilcher, Science Director for all of NASA1s missions to explore
the Solar System, and Rich Zurek, Mars Polar Lander Project
Scientist.

Friday, Dec. 3
  3:00 - 6:00 p.m. PST (6:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST)
    Broadcast on GE3-K14
Find out the results of landing from NASA Administrator Dan Goldin
or Ed Weiler, NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Science.

Monday, Dec. 6
  3:00 - 7:30 am PST (6:00 - 10:30 am EST)
    Broadcast on GE3-K17
Hear the latest results from the weekend on Mars from Rick Zurek
and Ed Stone, Director of the Jet Propulsion Lab.

Producer1s line: 626/798-3385, backup 626/798-3950
IFB line: 626/798-3994, backup 626/798-9752


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If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-
mail summaries and Internet URLs to this list.

Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html


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Video File for Nov. 26, 1999

ITEM 1 - GALILEO/IO RESOURCE REEL (file footage)

ITEM 1a  - FLY-BY-----------------------------------------TRT  :55

NASA1s Galileo spacecraft will fly by Jupiter1s moon, Io, the most
volcanic body in our solar system, at 1:06 am EDT on Oct. 11,
1999.  Galileo will swoop down to within 380 miles above Io1s
fiery surface snapping the closest-ever pictures of this body.
This animation shows the spacecraft as it flies by Io, with
Jupiter and its other moons nearby.


ITEM 1b - GALILEO CLOSE-UP ANIMATION----------------------TRT  :53

This animation shows the spacecraft as it makes the pass by Io.


ITEM 1c - FLY OVER OF IO----------------------------------TRT  :23

This composite image of Io was created from data collected by
Galileo on a previous orbit of Jupiter on July 2, 1999.


ITEM 1d - SIMULATED VOLCANIC ERUPTION---------------------TRT  :11

The following animation shows a simulation of the eruption of
volcano Pele, one of Io1s many active volcanos.  The upcoming
flyby of Io will aid NASA scientists in their study of the
volcano.


ITEM 1e - MASUBI PLUME ON IO------------------------------TRT  :10

A plume of gas and particles ejected some 60 miles (100km) above
the surface of Jupiter1s volcanic moon, Io, is captured in this
image recently taken by NASA1s Galileo spacecraft.


ITEM 1f - AMIRANI-MAUI: LONGEST KNOWN ACTIVE LAVA FLOW----TRT  :10
          IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

This pair of volcanic features on Jupiter1s moon, Io, represents
the longest active lava flow known to exist in our solar system.
This image was obtained by NASA1s Galileo spacecraft on July 3,
1999.


ITEM 1g - CLOSE-UP OF PROMETHEUS--------------------------TRT  :10

The volcano called Prometheus, found on Io, could be called the
"Old Faithful" of the outer solar system because its volcanic
plume has been visible every time it has been observed since 1979.
This image was obtained by Galileo1s approach on July 3, 1999.


ITEM 1h - PIA 01298 - FILE IMAGE OF CALLISTO--------------TRT  :10

The pock-marked moon, Callisto, is the oldest of Jupiter1s four
largest moons.  This image was taken in November 1997 by the
Galileo spacecraft.


ITEM 1i - PIA 01657 - FILE IMAGE OF TINDR-----------------TRT  :10

The crater Tindr, on the surface of Jupiter1s moon Callisto, was
most likely caused by an asteroid impact. This image was taken in
September 1997 by the Galileo spacecraft.


ITEM 1j - FILE IMAGES FROM THE GALILEO MISSION-----------TRT  4:47

* Animation of the atmosphere of Jupiter
* Internal structure of Ganymede
* Zoom into Ganymede
* Zoom and pan into Europa
* Simulated fight into ice rafts on Europa



ITEM 3 - MARS MISSIONS CLIP REEL (file footage)--approx. TRT 35:00

Mars missions resource reel (file footage) features various
missions, images from Hubble Space Telescope, 3-D mapping, etc.


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ANY CHANGES TO THE LINE-UP WILL APPEAR ON THE NASA VIDEO FILE
ADVISORY ON
THE WEB AT ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt
WE UPDATE THE ADVISORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
and midnight Eastern Time.

NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 degrees
West longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is on 3880.0
megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz.

Refer general questions about the video file to NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC: Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555, or Elvia Thompson,
202/358-1696, elvia.thompson@hq.nasa.gov

During Space Shuttle missions, the full NASA TV schedule will
continue to be posted at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html

For general information about NASA TV see:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/


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