  MINERvA (Main INjector ExpeRiment v-A) is a few-GeV neutrino scattering
experiment that began taking data in the NuMI beam at Fermilab (FNAL) in the
Fall of 2009. MINERvA employs a fine-grained detector, with an eight ton active
target region composed of plastic scintillator. It also uses nuclear targets
composed of carbon, iron, and lead placed upstream of the active region to
measure v-A dependence. The experiment will provide important inputs for
neutrino oscillation experiments and a pure weak probe of nuclear structure. We
offer a set of initial kinematic distributions of interest and provide a
summary of current operations and event reconstruction status. Contribution to
NUFACT 11, XIIIth International Workshop on Neutrino Factories, Super beams and
Beta beams, 1-6 August 2011, CERN and University of Geneva .
