Testing Forward Contamination Outcomes by Recovering Spacecraft Debris from Impact Sites Near the Lunar South Pole
Abstract
Spacecraft leaving Earth carry microbiological contaminants onboard. We will review predicted microbe survival outcomes for three recently crashed vehicles near the lunar south pole and outline a mission framework for retrieving spacecraft debris.
- Publication:
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Lunar Surface Science Workshop
- Pub Date:
- May 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020LPICo2241.5011S