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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780134403321

Titolo

Safe on Mars [[electronic resource] ] : precursor measurements necessary to support human operations on the Martian surface / / Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-16959-3

1-280-18378-0

9786610183784

0-309-50200-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (63 p.)

Collana

Compass series

Disciplina

919.9/2304

Soggetti

Mars surface samples

Mars surface samples - Contamination

Planetary quarantine

Mars (Planet) Exploration

Mars (Planet) Equipment and supplies

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; Tables, Figure, and Boxes; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 The Mars Program in Context; 3 Physical Environmental Hazards; 4 Chemical Environmental Hazards; 5 Potential Hazards of the Biological Environment; Appendix A Statement of Task; Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations