Interstellar planetary protection

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1161-1165

  Cockell, Charles S ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrasolar planets; Interstellar missions; Planetary protection; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; PLANETARY LANDERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

INTERSTELLAR MISSIONS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; MEAN VELOCITIES; MICROSCOPIC SCALE; PLANETARY PROTECTIONS; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; STERILIZATION PROTOCOLS; SURFACE CONDITIONS;

ORBITS;

EID: 49049106526     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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