Planetary protection and the search for life beneath the surface of Mars

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-107

  Mancinelli, Rocco L ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DRILLING; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); WATER;

LIQUID WATER;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0037220876     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00663-4     Document Type: Article

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