Curiosity’s Landing at Gale Crater:
Event Planning Information
Curiosity Resources
Event Props & Kits (Limited)
• Rover wheel models
• Relief model of Gale
• Rock & mineral kits
• Spacecraft materials
• Banners
Presentations
(Unlimited)
Models (Limited)
• Desktop 1/10th scale
• Mars Globes
Videos
(Unlimited)
•Trailer
•Animations
•Video Series
• Power Points
• Backgrounders
• Fact Sheets
• Mars Activities
Training Opportunities
(Unlimited)
• SOI Leads
• NASA centers
• Solar System Ambassadors/Educators
• Forums
Curricular Resources
(Unlimited; Upcoming)
Curiosity Resources
INTERNAL TOOLKIT
(will continue to be updated)
(mission themes/messages coming next week)
http://communications.nasa.gov/OCPToolKit/mars/Mars%20Curiosity%20Rover%20Toolkit.html
(818)39 3-0485
MARS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT POC
FOR SMD E/PO CONNECTIONS:
Sarah.S.Marcotte@jpl.nasa.gov
Sarah Marcotte
(818) 393-0485
SMD FORUM TRAININGS TBD:
Dates with be worked with Stephanie Stockman & Forum Leads
Curiosity’s Landing
Landing is on Aug. 5, 2012
10:31
11:31
PM
PM
Pacific
Mountain
(August 6:)
12:31
1:31
5:31
AM
AM
AM
Central
Eastern
UTC
NASA TV Broadcast
• NASA TV Broadcast is approximately
– 9:00 p.m.
- 11:30 p.m.
PDT
– 12:00 a.m.
- 2:30 a.m.
EDT
• Clean feed (no commentary; shot of mission control)
NASA Media channel
• Commented version (interviews and narration)
NASA TV Public and Education channels
• Show timeline will be available in July 2012
NASA TV Schedule
• Daily schedule for each channel
– http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedul
e.html
• Daily updates via e-mail
– subscribe to media-list@lists.hq.nasa.gov
NASA Briefings
All times Pacific
Thursday
August 2
Saturday
August 4
Sunday
August 5
Monday
August 6
(Sol 1)
Tuesday
August 7
(Sol 2)
10:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Mission Science
News Briefing
Pre-Landing News
Briefing
Pre-Landing News
Briefing
Sol 1 Morning
News Briefing
Sol 2 Morning
News Briefing
11:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Mission Science
News Briefing
NASA Science
News Briefing
Sol 1 Mid-day
News Briefing
11:15 p.m.
Post-landing News
Briefing (first
images possible)
Briefing times are tentative and subject to change.
Please do not distribute or post this information online publicly.
Possible Images First Week
Special Note: This information is for planning purposes and subject to change.
First priority for data return is rover health stats rather than images.
Please do not distribute or post this information online publicly.
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Sunday, August 5 evening/Monday, Aug. 6 early morning
Immediately after landing – Front Hazcams (ground pictures) thumbnails with lens cap
Monday, August 6
11 a.m. possible MRO HiRISE images of Curiosity descent or parachute &
possible Hazcams First Images (without lens cap)
3 p.m.
possible Descent Imager (MARDI) thumbnails
Tuesday, August 7
11 a.m. possible Camera on arm (MAHLI) color thumbnails/full frames
Wednesday, Aug. 8
11 a.m. possible Navcan panorama pieces
Thursday, Aug. 9 or Later
11 a.m. possible First color panorama (MastCam)
possible Low-res descent movie (MARDI)