Planetary protection for Mars missions is described, and the approach being taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Project is discussed. Specific topics include alcohol wiping, dry heat microbial reduction, microbiological assays, and the Kennedy Space center's PHSF clean room.
Microbiological cleanliness of the Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) 2002
2002-10-01
Conference paper
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English