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Planetary Protection and Mars Special Regions--A Suggestion for Updating the Definition.
Rettberg, Petra; Anesio, Alexandre M; Baker, Victor R; Baross, John A; Cady, Sherry L; Detsis, Emmanouil; Foreman, Christine M; Hauber, Ernst; Ori, Gian Gabriele; Pearce, David A; Renno, Nilton O; Ruvkun, Gary; Sattler, Birgit; Saunders, Mark P; Smith, David H; Wagner, Dirk; Westall, Frances.
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  • Rettberg P; 1 German Aerospace Centre , Cologne, Germany .
  • Anesio AM; 2 Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK.
  • Baker VR; 3 Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona, USA.
  • Baross JA; 4 School of Oceanography, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Cady SL; 5 Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, Washington, USA.
  • Detsis E; 6 Space Sciences Group, European Science Foundation , Strasbourg, France .
  • Foreman CM; 7 Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Montana State University , Bozeman, Montana, USA.
  • Hauber E; 8 Department of Planetary Geology, German Aerospace Centre , Berlin, Germany .
  • Ori GG; 9 International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Universita d'Annunzio , Pescara, Italy .
  • Pearce DA; 10 Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University , Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
  • Renno NO; 11 College of Engineering, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Ruvkun G; 12 Richard B. Simches Research Center, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Sattler B; 13 Austrian Polar Research Institute, University of Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria .
  • Saunders MP; 14 Langley Research Center , NASA, Hampton, Virginia, USA (Retired).
  • Smith DH; 15 Space Studies Board, National Academies of Science , Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
  • Wagner D; 16 German Research Centre for Geosciences Helmholtz Centre Potsdam , Potsdam, Germany .
  • Westall F; 17 Centre de biophysique moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique , Orléans, France .
Astrobiology ; 16(2): 119-25, 2016 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26848950
ABSTRACT
We highlight the role of COSPAR and the scientific community in defining and updating the framework of planetary protection. Specifically, we focus on Mars "Special Regions," areas where strict planetary protection measures have to be applied before a spacecraft can explore them, given the existence of environmental conditions that may be conducive to terrestrial microbial growth. We outline the history of the concept of Special Regions and inform on recent developments regarding the COSPAR policy, namely, the MEPAG SR-SAG2 review and the Academies and ESF joint committee report on Mars Special Regions. We present some new issues that necessitate the update of the current policy and provide suggestions for new definitions of Special Regions. We conclude with the current major scientific questions that remain unanswered regarding Mars Special Regions.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Marte / Meio Ambiente Extraterreno Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Astrobiology Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Marte / Meio Ambiente Extraterreno Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Astrobiology Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article