WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 18, about the latest status of the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars.
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The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is 10 weeks 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 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Media Relations Office 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
SOURCE NASA
