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>Subject: BERKELEY SCIENTIST TO EXPLAIN MYSTERIES OF OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
>Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:40:53 -0800
>
>Kathleen Burton Feb. 10, 2004
>NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
>Phone: 650/604-1731 or 650/604-9000
>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>RELEASE: 04-09AR
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>BERKELEY SCIENTIST TO EXPLAIN MYSTERIES OF OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
>
>Exploring the mysterious outskirts of our solar system will be the
>subject of a free public lecture at Foothill College on Wednesday,
>Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. PST. The talk is entitled "The Search for Planet
>X: Exploring the Solar System Beyond Neptune."
>
>Dr. Eugene Chiang, assistant professor of astronomy and Earth and
>planetary science at the University of California at Berkeley, will
>discuss how new discoveries are revealing an array of interesting
>new objects - including several mini-planets - at the far reaches of
>our planetary system.
>
>The lecture will be held at Foothill College's Smithwick Theatre in
>Los Altos Hills, Calif.
>
>"NASA Ames is pleased to co-sponsor the popular Silicon Valley
>Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its fifth successful year," said
>NASA Ames Research Center Director G. Scott Hubbard. "This series is
>an important element in our efforts to inspire the next generation
>of space explorers."
>
>Chiang is well known for his ability to discuss astronomical topics
>in non-technical terms. Chiang holds a bachelor's degree in physics
>from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate from
>the California Institute of Technology. His research includes
>extra-solar planetary dynamics, planetary rings, proto-planetary
>disks and the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt.
>
>The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series is co-sponsored by NASA
>Ames, Foothill College's Division of Physical Science, Mathematics
>and Engineering, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the
>SETI Institute.
>
>To get to Smithwick Theater from Interstate 280, exit at El Monte
>Road and travel west to the campus. Visitors must purchase a one-day
>campus-parking permit for $2. Seating is on a first-come,
>first-served basis. Young people are welcome. More information is
>available by calling the series hotline at 650/949-7888.
>
>
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