Assessment of planetary protection requirements for Mars sample return missions / Committee on the Review of Planetary Protection Requirements for Mars Sample Return Missions ; Space Studies Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Assessment of planetary protection requirements for Mars sample return missions /

"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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Corporate Authors: 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
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Space flight to Mars > Planning.
Space microbiology.
Mars surface samples.
Microbial contamination > Prevention.
Mars (Planet) > Exploration.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:"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: the potential for living entities to be included in samples returned from Mars; scientific investigations that should be conducted to reduce uncertainty in the above assessment; the potential for large-scale effects on Earth's environment by any returned entity released to the environment; criteria for intentional sample release, taking note of current and anticipated regulatory frameworks; and the status of technological measures that could be taken on a mission to prevent the inadvertent release of a returned sample into Earth's biosphere."--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 80 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309130745
0309130743
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EbscoHost platform, viewed October 1, 2015).

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