Hi,
I'd like to chip in here as this is one of my all time major soapbox
issues!
The point about sterilising the Rovers being 'very difficult' is a fair
one, but how the hell can you send a probe to potentially look for signs
of life, when it is carrying unknown and possibly yet-undiscovered
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:19:05 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time), Dave Harris
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Hi,
I find it interesting that I
Hi,
I find it interesting that I have not heard any comments re my email
yesterday regarding NASA's inability to completely sterilise their Rovers
may lead to colonisation of another planet and the consequences of this
action.
Hi
Its maybe offtopic but this enter my head when I read this letter.
The planetary protection requirements for the Mars rovers are listed
in the MER press kit available here:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/merlandings.pdf
Ron Baalke
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Hi,
I find it interesting that I have not heard any comments re my email
yesterday regarding NASA's inability to completely sterilise their Rovers
may lead to colonisation of another planet and the
To: Dave Harris
Cc: metlist
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars rover pollution
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:19:05 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time), "Dave Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi,
I find it interesting that I have not heard any comments re my email
yesterday regarding NASA's inability to
This is another interesting site dealing with planetary protection
http://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/pp/
It deals with planetary missions, orbiters, martian sample return
and so on. I found it when I searched on Google with the string
Planetary Protection Requirements
/Göran
Ron Baalke wrote:
Hi, Entropy, Darren, List, and the Bacterial Overlords!
In the early days, we worried a lot about contamination -- both ways!
Astronauts were ripped out of their capsules and popped into biohazard sealed
environments, probes were sterilized, etc.
The dangers never materialized.
Now,
wondering where all the mayonaise went Sterling, you crack me up! Jerry
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Come on Doug, you CAN match this wit! Jerry
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Hi, Entropy
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