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Mars Pathfinder Update - July 29, 1997



PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

Contact:  Franklin O'Donnell

NOTE TO EDITORS                               July 29, 1997

NEXT MARS PATHFINDER BRIEFING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 31

     An update on Mars Pathfinder's mission operations and 
science activities will be presented at a news briefing at 10 
a.m. Pacific time Thursday, July 31, originating from the Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena.

     Members of the science team will discuss topics including 
recent longer-distance, autonomous treks by the Sojourner rover 
and results from initial observations of the Martian atmosphere 
and its clouds.

     The briefing will be held in JPL's von Karman Auditorium.  
The event will also be carried live on NASA Television, with two-
way question and answer capability for media at participating 
NASA centers.  NASA Television is located on GE- 2, transponder 
9C at 85 degrees west longitude, vertical polarization, with a 
frequency of 3880 Mhz, and audio of 6.8 Mhz.

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