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When biospheres collide : a history of NASA's planetary protection programs / by Michael Meltzer.
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Meltzer, Michael, 1946-
- Series:
- NASA SP (Series) ; 4234.
- NASA SP ; 2011-4234
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Outer space--Exploration--Environmental aspects.
- Outer space.
- Space pollution.
- Space environment.
- Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Environmental protection.
- Discoveries in geography--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 522 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : NASA Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Shipping list no.: 2011-0441-P.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Meltzer, Michael, 1946- When biospheres collide
- ISBN:
- 9780160853272
- 0160853273
- 9780160888045
- 0160888042
- OCLC:
- 192045669
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
- http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/588047main_when_biospheres_collide.pdf
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