Planetary Protection for the Study of Lunar Volatiles
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2020
Department
Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract
Under U.S. policy and international treaty, the goals of planetary protection are to avoid both adverse changes in Earth’s environment caused by introducing extraterrestrial matter and harmful contamination of solar system bodies in order to protect their biological integrity for scientific study. The United States has long cooperated with other countries and relevant scientific communities through the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) of the International Council for Science in developing planetary protection guidance for different categories of space missions. In the past, achieving planetary protection objectives through science-based, international-consensus guidelines proved relatively straightforward because a small number of spacefaring nations explored the solar system, predominantly through government-led and scientifically focused robotic missions.
Publication Title
Report Series: Committee on Planetary Protection
ISBN
978-0-309-16191-6
Recommended Citation
Alexander, J. K.,
Abbud-Madrid, A.,
Colaprete, A.,
Daly, M. J.,
Fidler, D. P.,
Gavit, S. A.,
Vick‐Majors, T. J.,
&
et. al.
(2020).
Planetary Protection for the Study of Lunar Volatiles.
Report Series: Committee on Planetary Protection.
http://doi.org/10.17226/26029
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