Planetary science: Biologically reversible exploration

Science

Volumn 323, Issue 5915, 2009, Pages 718-

  McKay, Christopher P ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MARS; PLANET;

ASTRONOMY; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROORGANISM; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; PUBLIC POLICY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; STERILIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 59849108307     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1167987     Document Type: Short Survey

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