Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Mars Sample Return Missions Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Engineering and Physical Sci (Author), Space Studies Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309130735 ISBN-13: 9780309130738 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Science | Space Science |
Dewey: 616.980 |
LCCN: 2010280362 |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (0.65 lbs) 90 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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 missions were addressed in a 2006 National Research Council (NRC) book, Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars. However, it has been more than 10 years since back-contamination issues were last examined. Driven by a renewed interest in Mars sample return missions, this book reviews, updates, and replaces the planetary protection conclusions and recommendations contained in the NRC's 1997 report Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations. The specific issues addressed in this book include the following:
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