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Appendix C: Current Mars Planetary Protection Categories and Bioburden Requirements
Pages 64-65

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... Sub-categories Category IV missions to Mars are subdivided into IVa, IVb, and IVc. Category IVa missions are those not carrying instruments designed to investigate extant Martian life.
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... Cat IVc missions shall comply with all of the requirements of planetary protection Category IVa and also the following: a) For missions landing within a special region, the entire landed system shall be restricted to a surface biological burden level of 30 spores.
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  • instruments designed
  • cat iva
  • ivc missions
  • special regions
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  • iva missions
  • investigate extant
  • exploration rovers
  • protection policy
  • sample return

  • mars science
  • policy development
  • development processes
  • include pathfinder
  • vertical mobility

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  • martian life
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