Nasa To Hold A Briefing On Curiosity S Analysis Of Rock Powder From Mars

NASA will hold the news conference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT), Tuesday, March 12. The briefing, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency’s website. The participants will be:

Michael Meyer, lead scientist, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters, WashingtonJohn Grotzinger, Curiosity project scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CaliforniaDavid Blake, principal investigator for Curiosity’s Chemistry and Mineralogy investigation, NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CaliforniaPaul Mahaffy, principal investigator for Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars investigation, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

During a two-year prime mission, researchers are using Curiosity’s 10 science instruments to assess whether the Gale Crater area on Mars ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.