**Nature Geoscience has Embargoed Details until 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT Sept. 28)**
NASA will detail a major science finding from the agency's ongoing exploration of Mars during a news briefing at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT) on Monday, Sept. 28. The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website.
News conference participants will be:
-- Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA Headquarters
-- Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters
-- Lujendra Ojha of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta
-- Mary Beth Wilhelm of NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California and the Georgia Institute of Technology
-- Alfred McEwen, principal investigator for the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) at the University of Arizona in Tucson
Members of the public can ask questions during the briefing using #AskNASA.
For NASA TV information, schedules and to view the news briefing, visit:
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