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NASA Announces Media Activities For Mars Curiosity Mission Landing

July 30, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

News briefings, photo opportunities, and other media events at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., are set for the upcoming landing of NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars.

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission will deliver the 1-ton, car-size robotic roving laboratory to the surface of Mars at 1:31 a.m. EDT Aug. 6 (10:31 p.m. PDT Aug. 5). Curiosity’s landing will mark the start of a two-year prime mission to investigate whether one of the most intriguing places on Mars ever has offered an environment favorable for microbial life.

Full Story: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/jul/HQ_M12-142_MSL_Landing_Coverage.html

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