Televised News Briefing: Results from NASA Mars Rover Curiosity

Live Ustream Webcast: Monday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. PST

NASA Mars rover Curiosity is examining evidence about ancient Martian environmental conditions that were favorable for microbial life. Findings are also pertinent to future searches for Martian biosignatures and for future human missions to Mars.

News Briefing Participants

John Grotzinger, Project Scientist for Curiosity, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.

Joel Hurowitz, Curiosity Science Team Member, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.

Jennifer Eigenbrode, Participating Scientist for Curiosity, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laurel, Md.

Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber, Co-investigator for Radiation Assessment Detector on Curiosity, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany

Kenneth Farley, Participating Scientist for Curiosity, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.