Galileo Probe Results Press Conference Set for Jan 22

Douglas Isbell 
Headquarters, Washington, DC              January 16, 1996
(Phone:  202/358-1753) 
 
Ann Hutchison
Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA
(Phone:  415/604-4968)

Franklin O'Donnell 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 
(Phone:  818/354-5011) 

NOTE TO EDITORS:  N96-1

BRIEFING SET TO ANNOUNCE EARLY GALILEO PROBE RESULTS

Scientists analyzing data returned by NASA's Galileo atmospheric probe into Jupiter will unveil early scientific discoveries during a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST on Monday, Jan. 22, at NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA.

Project scientists and principal investigators will present results from the probe's six instruments based on their initial looks at data collected Dec. 7 during the probe's fiery 57-minute descent through the giant gas planet's upper atmosphere. New animation portraying this event also will be available.

Originally scheduled for Dec. 19, 1995, this briefing was postponed by the government-wide furlough.

Information and photographs about the Galileo mission to Jupiter can be accessed through the following URLs:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/ or
http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/dx/ or
http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/galileo_probe/

The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television via Spacenet 2 Transponder 5, Channel 9, at 69 degrees West longitude. The frequency is at 3880.0 megahertz, audio at 6.8 megahertz.

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