NASA Daily News Summary November 26, 1999

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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Unless otherwise noted, ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN.
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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