Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975bios.reptr.....&link_type=abstract
Quarterly Progress Report, 19 Aug. - 31 Oct. 1975 Biospherics, Inc., Rockville, MD.
Physics
Extraterrestrial Life, Mars (Planet), Planetology, Earth (Planet), Ecosystems, Environment Models, Hazards, Laboratories, Organisms, Planetary Quarantine, Samples, Space Exploration, Warning Systems
Scientific paper
The problem of returning a Mars sample to Earth was considered. The model ecosystem concept was advanced as the most reliable, sensitive method for assessing the biohazard from the Mars sample before it is permitted on Earth. Two approaches to ecosystem development were studied. In the first approach, the Mars sample would be introduced into the ecosystem and exposed to conditions which are as similar to the Martian environment as the constitutent terrestrial organisms can tolerate. In the second approach, the Mars sample would be tested to determine its effects on important terrestrial cellular functions. In addition, efforts were directed toward establishing design considerations for a Mars Planetary Receiving Laboratory. The problems encountered with the Lunar Receiving Laboratory were evaluated in this context. A questionnaire was developed to obtain information regarding important experiments to be conducted in the Planetary Receiving Laboratory.
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