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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961111103321

Titolo

Safe on Mars : 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

9786610183784

9780309169592

0309169593

9781280183782

1280183780

9780309502009

0309502004

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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

Sommario/riassunto

This study, commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), examines the role of robotic exploration



missions in assessing the risks to the first human missions to Mars. Only those hazards arising from exposure to environmental, chemical, and biological agents on the planet are assessed. To ensure that it was including all previously identified hazards in its study, the Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars referred to the most recent report from NASA's Mars Exploration Program/ Payload Analysis Group (MEPAG) (Greeley, 2001). The committee concluded that the requirements identified in the present NRC report are indeed the only ones essential for NASA to pursue in order to mitigate potential hazards to the first human missions to Mars.