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 NASAÕs Galileo 
atmospheric probe into Jupiter will unveil early scientific 
discoveries during a news briefing at 
1 p.m. EST on Monday, Jan. 22, at NASAÕs Ames Research 
Center, Mountain View, CA.  
     
     Project scientists and principal investigators will 
present results from the probeÕs six instruments based on 
their initial looks at data collected Dec. 7 during the 
probeÕs fiery 57-minute descent through the giant gas 
planetÕs 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://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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