[meteorite-list] FW: NASA ANNOUNCES SITE OF "GREAT DYING" METEORCRATER

From: Devin Schrader <makinsomenoise_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed May 12 14:27:41 2004
Message-ID: <000e01c4384e$b38467a0$6501a8c0_at_hewlett9por0s0>

I wonder if they found enough evidence for Antarctica?
Devin

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Subject: [meteorite-list] FW: NASA ANNOUNCES SITE OF "GREAT DYING"
METEORCRATER


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> Subject: NASA ANNOUNCES SITE OF "GREAT DYING" METEOR CRATER
>
>
> Donald Savage
> Headquarters, Washington May 12, 2004
> (Phone: 202/358-1547)
>
> Gail Gallessich
> University of California, Santa Barbara
> (Phone: 805/893-7220)
>
> NOTE TO EDITORS: N04-069
>
> NASA ANNOUNCES SITE OF "GREAT DYING" METEOR CRATER
>
> Researchers funded by NASA and the National Science
> Foundation have located the site of an impact crater. The
> crater is believed to be associated with the largest
> extinction event in Earth's history about 250 million years
> ago.
>
> The researchers will report their findings and reveal the site
> of the crater at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 13, 2004, during a
> press teleconference.
>
> Panelists are:
> -- Luann Becker, geologist, University of California, Santa
> Barbara, Calif.
> -- Robert Poreda, geochemist, University of Rochester, N.Y.
> -- Kevin Pope, geologist, Geo Eco Arc Research, Aquasco, Md.
> -- Douglas H. Erwin, Senior Paleobiologist, National Museum of
> Natural History, Washington
> -- Michael New, astrobiology discipline scientist, NASA
> Headquarters, Washington; panel moderator
>
> Reporters may call in to the press conference to hear the
> presentation and participate in the question-and-answer
> session, while following the presentations on a Web site.
>
> The phone numbers for reporters to call into the press
> conference are: 1/888/790-1919 or 1/712/271-0046. The password
> is: Impact SSU
>
> The Web site for reporters to access the presentations:
>
> http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/astrobio
>
> Password: beckerImpact
>
> -end-
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