PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST) on Thursday, Nov. 15, to provide an update about the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are three months into a two-year prime mission to investigate whether conditions may have been favorable for microbial life.Audio and visuals of the event will be streamed live online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio and http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl Visuals will be available at the start of the event at: http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mars and http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl

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DC Agle / Guy Webster 818-354-5011Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.agle@jpl.nasa.gov / guy.webster@jpl.nasa.govDwayne Brown 202-358-1726NASA Headquarters, WashingtonDwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov2012-357b