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RECORD NUMBER: 1482 OF 1505Main Title | When biospheres collide : a history of NASA's planetary protection programs / | ||||||||||||
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Author | Meltzer, Michael, | ||||||||||||
Publisher | NASA Aeronautics and Space Administration : United States Government Pritning Office, | ||||||||||||
Year Published | 2010 | ||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 192045669 | ||||||||||||
ISBN | 9780160853272; 0160853273; 9780160888045; 0160888042 | ||||||||||||
Subjects | Space pollution ; Space environment ; Outer space--Exploration--Environmental aspects ; Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects ; Discoveries in geography--Environmental aspects | ||||||||||||
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Collation | xx, 522 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm | ||||||||||||
Notes | Shipping list no.: 2011-0441-P. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Why we must protect planetary environments -- In the beginning: The need for planetary protection is recognized -- Developing effective planetary protection approaches -- Back contamination: The Apollo approach -- Planetary protection for Mars: The Viking experience -- Small bodies of the Solar System -- Return to Mars -- Do we have the right to contaminate: The ethical and legal aspects of planetary protection -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Detailed planetary protection requirements -- The impact of "Faster, Better, Cheaper" on planetary protection priorities -- Biohazard identification: The synergism between bioterror prevention and planetary protection research -- Committees, organizations, and facilities important to the development of planetary protection -- Timeline of important planetary protection-related events -- Planetary protection approaches used on various missions. |