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Planetary Protection Considerations for Missions to Solar System Small Bodies Report Series—Committee on Planetary Protection (2023) / Chapter Skim
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... , while the rocky types are generally S-types; numerous other taxonomic types have been identified, including the metallic M-types. Comets are likely even more primordial than asteroids, given their origin in the Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud; thus, despite (or because of)
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... No cleanliness requirements or organics inventories 1 are imposed on either Category I or Category II missions. Category I missions carry no planetary protection requirements at all.
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... A brief Pre-Launch Planetary Protection Report detailing impact avoidance strategies, if required, 3. A brief Post-Launch Planetary Protection Report detailing actual trajectory and any updates of previous documentation, and 4.
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  • taxonomic types
  • organic matter
  • kuiper belt
  • oort cloud

  • dwarf planet
  • protection report
  • protection requirements


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