Report Series Evaluation of Bioburden Requirements for Mars Missions

Since the 1980s, national and international planetary protection policies have sought to avoid contamination by terrestrial organisms that could compromise future investigations regarding the origin or presence of Martian life. Over the last decade, the number of national space agencies planning, pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (author)
Autor Corporativo: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, author (author)
Otros Autores: Studies, Division on Earth and Life (-), Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical, Sciences, Board on Life, Board, Space Studies, Protection, Committee on Planetary
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press 2022.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
  • COMMITTEE ON PLANETARY PROTECTION
  • SPACE STUDIES BOARD
  • BOARD ON LIFE SCIENCES
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Setting the Stage: Astrobiological Possibilities on Mars
  • 3. Considerations for Reducing Bioburden Requirements
  • 4. Risk Management and Post-Landing Approaches to Planetary Protection
  • 5. Planetary Protection and Human Missions to Mars
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendixes.