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| | | | | | | Planetary protection
Planetary protection is already a tricky technology issue when considering geology missions to Mars. It becomes much more demanding when it comes to searching for life.
In that case, surface elements have to be cleaned and sterilised before, on and after AIT stage in such a way as to get as reduced contamination from Earth as possible to avoiding false detection leading to dramatic conclusions.
Click on an activity below to read a summary of the purpose and scope of this activity. Where possible, the final summary report of any completed activities can be obtained here.
ExoMars Specific
Mars Sample Return Specific
• Development of a complementary low temperature sterilisation method
• Dry heat sterilisation process to high temperatures
Generic Exploration Technologies
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