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MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109.  TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         March 10, 2000

PANEL DISCUSSION WILL EXPLORE MARS AND THE HUMAN IMAGINATION

     "Mars in the Mind of Man: A Panel Discussion" is part of the 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory-sponsored von Karman Lecture Series, 
Thursday, March 16 at JPL, and Friday, March 17 at Pasadena City 
College. Both discussions begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free, and 
seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

     The red planet has intrigued human beings for centuries. The 
ancient Greeks named the planet after their god of war. 
Copernicus used Mars to prove that the planets orbit the Sun. 
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has sent more than a dozen 
spacecraft to Mars since the mid-1960s. This panel discussion 
focuses on how scientific and popular views of Mars have inspired 
artists, writers, scientists and explorers throughout history.

     The panelists include Dr. Daniel McCleese, program scientist 
of JPL's Mars Exploration Program; Dr. Richard Zurek, project 
scientist for the Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander 
missions; Carl Colby, a Los Angeles - area filmmaker; and Warren 
James, an aerospace engineer and local radio commentator.

     The lecture on March 16 is at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., 
Pasadena, off the 210 (Foothill) freeway. The March 17 lecture is 
at The Forum at Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd.

     JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology.

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