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NASA Mars Program Update From “Follow the Water” to “Seeking Signs of Life”

By SpaceRef Editor
January 10, 2011
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NASA Mars Program Update From “Follow the Water” to “Seeking Signs of Life”
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From: James L. Green, Director Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters.

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, DC and NASA’s Planetary Science Division welcomes you to a Mars Program Update starting at 10:30AM Eastern this Thursday, January 13, 2011 at NASM. The event will conclude by 12:30PM.

Several prominent planetary scientists and the head of the Mars Exploration Program will discuss our evidence for past and present water on Mars; current Mars Program status, including the 7th Anniversary of the Mars rovers and the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory mission; and give previews of the exciting potential discoveries to come.

It’s free and open to the public, and if you’re in the area stop by, but if you’re not, it will also be carried live on NASA TV and on the web at:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

http://www.livestream.com/mars

Hope to see you there.

SpaceRef staff editor.