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Overview of Mars Sample Hazard Analysis (Requirements Workshop Series)Samples returned from Mars should be contained and treated as though potentially hazardous until proven otherwise. If sample containment cannot be verified en route to Earth, the sample and spacecraft should either be sterilized in space or not returned to Earth. Integrity of sample containment should be maintained through reentry and transfer to a receiving facility. Controlled distribution of unsterilized materials should only occur if analyses determine the sample not to contain a biological hazard. Planetary protection measures adopted for the first sample return should not be relaxed for subsequent missions without thorough scientific review and concurrence by an appropriate independent body.
Document ID
20010038565
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rummel, John D.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Mars Sample Handling Protocol Workshop Series
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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