Testing interplanetary transfer of bacteria between Earth and Mars as a result of natural impact phenomena and human spaceflight activities

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 60, Issue 4-7 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 534-540

  Fajardo Cavazos, Patricia ^a   Schuerger, Andrew C ^a   Nicholson, Wayne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EARTH (PLANET); MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; PLANETS; PROBABILITY; ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

LITHOPANSPERMIA; MICROBIAL LIFE; NATURAL IMPACT PHENOMENA;

BACTERIA;

EID: 33846586414     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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