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(meteorobs) [ASTRO] Scientists To Discuss Yukon Meteorite Tomorrow
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From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@KELVIN.JPL.NASAdot gov>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:56:48 GMT
Subject: [ASTRO] Scientists To Discuss Yukon Meteorite Tomorrow
March 15, 2000
Ann Hutchison
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
Release: J00-17
SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS YUKON METEORITE TOMORROW
Planetary scientists from the U.S. and Canada will be available tomorrow
to discuss the meteorite that fell to Earth over a remote area of the
Yukon earlier this year.
Participating in the roundtable discussion will be Dr. Michael Zolensky
of JSC; Dr. Richard Herd of the Geological Survey of Canada; and Dr.
David Kendall of the Canadian Space Agency. The discussion will be held
at 3 p.m. CST in room 108 of JSC's Gilruth Center.
The meteor exploded in a fireball on January 18. Samples were collected
by a local resident and kept frozen, giving scientists the opportunity
to study meteorite fragments in a very pristine condition. Scientists
believe these 4.5-billion-year-old fragments will provide new insights
into the universe before the solar system was created.
NASA TV's Video File at 11 a.m. tomorrow will include footage of the
Yukon meteorite and of two similar meteorites that fell to Earth in
1969, as well as an interview with Zolensky. Replays will air at 2 p.m.,
5 p.m., 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. CST.
Journalists who plan to attend the discussion should contact the JSC
newsroom at 281-483-5111 as soon as possible unless they are already
badged for the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference currently being
held in the Gilruth Center. Plan to arrive early, as parking may be
limited.
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