Biology and the Exploration of Mars: Report of a Study

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/18874

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National Research Council. 1966. Biology and the Exploration of Mars: Report of a Study. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/18874.

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536 pages | 5 x 9 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/18874

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary and Conclusions	3-18
Postscript: October 1965	19-24
1. What Is Life?	25-40
2. The Origin of Life	41-72
3. The Solar System as an Abode of Life	73-113
4. Biological Materials in Carbonaceous Chondrites	114-126
5. Signs of Life	127-140
6. Optical Asymmetry	141-146
7. The Biochemistry of Terrestrial Soils	147-163
8. Properties of Desert Soils	164-186
9. Remote Detection of Terrestrial Life	187-212
10. Development of Rigorous Tests For Extraterrestrial Life	213-228
11. A Model of Martian Ecology	229-242
12. Exotic Biochemistries in Exobiology	243-251
13. Higher Organisms on Mars	252-258
14. Some Terrestrial Programs	259-263
15. Potential Yields of Biological Relevance from Remote Investigations of Mars	264-282
16. Launch Opportunities and Seasonal Activity on Mars	283-291
17. Space Vehicles for Planetary Missions	292-324
18. Biological Objectives and Strategy for the Design of a Space Vehicle to be Landed on Mars	325-330
19. The Automated Biological Laboratory	331-346
20. Analytical Methods for Landers	347-426
21. The Use of Martian Materials in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life	427-432
22. Impact of Manned Spacecraft on the Exobiology Program	433-435
23. Prospects for Manned Mars Missions	436-442
24. Back Contamination and Quarantine--Problems and Perspectives	443-448
25. The Nature of the Problem	449-462
26. Objectives and Technology of Spacecraft Sterilization	463-466
27. Spacecraft Sterilization	467-469
28. Standards for Spacecraft Sterilization	470-481
29. The Special Problem of Encapsulated Contaminants	482-486
APPENDIX I. Instrumentation for the Detection of Extraterrestrial Life	487-502
APPENDIX II. Potential Application of Electron-Optical Methods to Storage of Information for Direct Retrieval	503-506
APPENDIX III. List of Participants and Contributors to the Study	507-509
APPENDIX IV. Note on the Space Science Board	510-518

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