Accession Number:

AD0648864

Title:

PLANETARY CONTAMINATION II: SOVIET AND U. S. PRACTICES AND POLICIES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Murray,Burce C.
• Davies,Merton E.
• Eckman,Philip K.

Report Date:

1967-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

It was concluded that viable terrestrial micro-organisms which are transported to Mars inside solid components in sealed spaces have a low probability of being released to the surface or atmosphere, and if any are released they are not likely to infect the planet.

Descriptors:

• (*PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
• BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION)
• (*BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION
• PLANETS)
• MICROORGANISMS
• MARS(PLANET)
• VENUS(PLANET)
• USSR
• UNITED STATES
• SPACECRAFT
• SPACE BIOLOGY

Subject Categories:

• Biology
• Astronautics
• Unmanned Spacecraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE