| Title: | Assessment of planetary protection requirements for spacecraft missions to icy solar system bodies |
| Authors: | National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Planetary Protection Standards for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar System (Washington, D.C., United States), Issuing body |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | Washington : The National Academies Press, 2012 |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-309-25675-9 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (x, 83 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Subjects: | Contamination (Technology) ; Exobiology ; Outer space--Exploration ; Planets--Water |
| Description: | This current NRC report revisits and extends the findings and recommendations of the 2000 Europa report in light of recent advances in planetary and life sciences and, among other tasks, assesses the risk of contamination of icy bodies in the solar system |
| Contents note: | Summary -- Current status of planetary protection policies for icy bodies -- Binary decision trees -- Hierarchical decisions for planetary protection -- A geophysical perspective and inventory of habitable environments on icy bodies -- Microbial metabolism and physiology -- Necessary research -- Appendixes. |
| Format : | Open Access |
| Access: | http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13401 |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=8700 |
