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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456001403321

Titolo

Mars sample return [[electronic resource] ] : issues and recommendations / / Task Group on Issues in Sample Return, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997

ISBN

0-309-52447-4

0-585-00176-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (58 p.)

Collana

The compass series

Disciplina

919.9/23/04

Soggetti

Mars surface samples

Space vehicles - Contamination

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 The Possibility of Extant Life on Mars; 3 The Significance of Martian Meteorites; 4 The Potential for Large-Scale Effects; 5 Scientific Investigations That Could Reduce Uncertainty; 6 Evaluation and Characterization of Samples Returned from Mars; 7 The Sample-Receiving Facility; 8 Program Oversight; 9 Technology Issues; References; Appendix Letter of Request