NASA Briefs Media on New Images of Apollo Lunar Landing Sites
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-133
NASA BRIEFS MEDIA ON NEW IMAGES OF APOLLO LUNAR LANDING SITES
GREENBELT, Md. — NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has
sent back its first images of Apollo lunar landing sites. The agency
will release the images Friday, July 17, at noon and hold a
teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss the photos and future plans
for the LRO mission.
Participating in the teleconference are:
Michael Wargo, chief lunar scientist, NASA Headquarters, Washington
Richard Vondrak, project scientist, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter,
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Mark Robinson, principal investigator, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Camera, Arizona State University
To participate in the teleconference, reporters should contact Grey
Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668 or Andy Freeberg at 301-286-0746, by noon
Friday.