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Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds

Live Webcast/Broadcast
Friday, March 19, 2004
10-11 a.m. PT; 1-2 p.m. ET

NASA's PlanetQuest Program invites teachers and students and the
informal education community to participate in this upcoming live
event.

More than 100 planets have been discovered circling stars other than
the Sun during the last decade.  What does the Venus Transit have to
do with discovering new worlds?  It provides a demonstration of a key
technique being used to detect and characterize planets outside our
Solar System.

"Venus Transit and the Search for New Worlds" will bring together a
panel of top NASA scientists and engineers to discuss the future of
extrasolar planet research, the science behind this rare astronomical
event, and how to observe the transit when it occurs on June 8, 2004.

Astronomy classrooms are invited to submit questions to the experts
in real time during the broadcast, or to select a science activity
from the attached list to complete in advance.


Watch via satellite receiver or over the Internet at:
http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov

Satellite coordinates:

Satellite: SBS 6
Transponder:    8
Orbital Slot: 74 degrees west
Audio:  6.2 / 6.8
Downlink Frequency:     11896 MHz
Polarity        : "Vertical"

Flyer is at http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/venus_transit.html


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Randal Jackson
Internet Architect
Navigator Public Engagement Program
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
(818) 393-5925

http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov

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