Assessment of planetary protection requirements for Mars sample return missions /

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"NASA maintains a planetary protection policy to avoid the forward biological contamination of other worlds by terrestrial organisms, and back biological contamination of Earth from the return of extraterrestrial materials by spaceflight missions. Forward-contamination issues related to Mars mi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Review of Planetary Protection Requirements for Mars Sample Return Missions, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Space flight to Mars > Planning.
Space microbiology.
Mars surface samples.
Microbial contamination > Prevention.
Vol vers Mars > Planification.
Microbiologie spatiale.
Échantillons martiens.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Planets > Exploration
Mars surface samples
Microbial contamination > Prevention
Space microbiology
Mars (Planet) > Exploration.
Mars (Planète) > Exploration.
Mars (Planet)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The potential for past or present habitable environments on Mars
  • Advances in microbial ecology
  • The potential for finding biosignatures in returned Martian samples
  • The potential for large-scale effects
  • Sample containment and biohazard evaluation
  • Sample-receiving facility and program oversight
  • Appendixes. A: Letter of request from NASA ; B: Committee and staff biographical information.

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