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Appendix A: Statement of Task
Pages 33-34

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... To monitor progress in implementing the planetary protection guidelines associated with priority missions and programs identified in the planetary science decadal survey -- Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 -- and in successor planetary science decadal surveys, and other relevant reports issued by the National Academies; and 2. To serve as a source of information and advice on those measures undertaken by robotic spacecraft and human exploration missions to protect the biological and environmental integrity of extraterrestrial bodies for future scientific studies and the means to preserve the integrity of Earth's biosphere when spacecraft return potentially hazardous extraterrestrial materials to Earth.
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... An overview of the current scientific understanding, value, and potential threat of organic and biological contamination to: a. Permanently shadowed regions that have scientific value in the study of the history of the solar system and its associated organic compounds, b.
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