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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808358603321

Titolo

Assessment of planetary protection requirements for spacecraft missions to icy solar system bodies / / Committee on Planetary Protection Standards for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar System Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012

ISBN

0-309-25678-X

1-283-63614-X

0-309-25676-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p.)

Disciplina

616.980214

Soggetti

Planets - Exploration

Planets - Exploration - Protection

Planets - Water

Microbial metabolism

Microorganisms - Physiology

Outer space Exploration

Outer space Exploration Protection

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""; ""Summary""; ""1 Current Status of Planetary Protection Policies for Icy Bodies""; ""2 Binary Decision Trees""; ""3 Hierarchical Decisions for Planetary Protection""; ""4 A Geophysical Perspective and Inventory of Habitable Environments on Icy Bodies""; ""5 Microbial Metabolism and Physiology""; ""6 Necessary Research""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Letter Requesting This Study""; ""Appendix B: Current and Prospective Missions to Icy Bodies of Astrobiological Interest""

""Appendix C: Event Sequence Diagram for the Determination of Planetary Protection Measures for Missions to Icy Bodies""""Appendix D: Committee and Staff Biographical Information""; ""Appendix E: Glossary and Abbreviations""