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A Draft Test Protocol for Detecting Possible Biohazards in Martian Samples Returned to EarthThis document presents the first complete draft of a protocol for detecting possible biohazards in Mars samples returned to Earth; it is the final product of the Mars Sample Handling Protocol Workshop Series, convened in 2000-2001 by NASA's Planetary Protection Officer. The goal of the five-workshop Series vas to develop a comprehensive protocol by which returned Martian sample materials could be assessed for the presence of any biological hazard(s) while safeguarding the purity of the samples from possible terrestrial contamination The reference numbers for the proceedings from the five individual Workshops.
Document ID
20030053046
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Publication (CP)
Authors
John D. Rummel
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Margaret S. Race.
(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Mountain View, California, United States)
Donald L DeVincenzi
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
P. Jackson Schad
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Pericles D. Stabekis
(Windermere Group Washington, DC, United States)
Michel Viso
(Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales Paris, France)
Sara E. Acevedo
(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Mountain View, California, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 2002
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
A-0208825
Meeting Information
Meeting: Mars Sample Handling Protocol (MSHP) Workshop Series
Location: Varied
Country: US
Start Date: March 1, 2000
End Date: November 12, 2001
Sponsors: Rockefeller University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-6044
CONTRACT_GRANT: 896-50-02-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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