Sentences with phrase «planetary protection also»
And with NASA's Mars 2020 rover planning to cache samples to one day return to Earth's labs, planetary protection also means making sure that our own world is safe from contamination by possible alien life.
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Stray microbes from Earth could potentially harm not just Martian life, but also resources that human settlers may eventually want, such as aquifers, says John Rummel, who served as NASA's planetary protection officer for more than a decade.
«Also, Titan is not in the same class as Enceladus for planetary protection.»
Of course I will try my hardest to share my strong beliefs about planetary protection, but I also realize that they need to come to that realization on their own.