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December 11, 2009

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WATER ON THE MOON, DROUGHT ON EARTH: NASA EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR RADIO AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS DURING MAJOR SCIENCE MEETING

WASHINGTON -- Two NASA researchers will discuss the agency's latest
findings about our home planet and its nearest neighbor in live
interviews from the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical
Union in San Francisco on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Monday, Dec. 14, 5:30-7 p.m. EST (2:30 - 4 p.m. PST)
"Back to the Moon, With Water." Michael Wargo, NASA Headquarters
NASA's most recent missions to the moon have uncovered startling new
information, including the confirmation of water in a permanently
shadowed crater. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, now circling the
moon, also is mapping Earth's dusty satellite in unprecedented detail
from many perspectives. NASA's Chief Lunar Scientist Michael Wargo
describes what we've discovered this year and previews next
directions. To book, contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668;
grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5:30-7 p.m. EST (2:30 - 4 p.m. PST)
"Where Has California's Water Gone?" Matthew Rodell, NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center
"Follow the water" has been NASA's mantra in solar system exploration,
but what about our home planet? NASA hydrologist Matthew Rodell
discusses new findings from the GRACE satellite that show the
aquifers in California's Central Valley and the Sierra Nevadas have
lost significant water volume since 2003. Rodell can discuss causes
and implications of this loss and its impact on California and the
U.S. To book, contact Steve Cole at 202-358-0918;
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov

The AGU meeting runs from Monday, Dec. 14, through Friday, Dec. 18, at
San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. NASA scientists and
researchers will present a wide range of Earth and space science
findings during the meeting.

For more information about NASA presentations at the meeting, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/agu/index.html

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