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1 INTRODUCTION
Pages 8-9

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... The primary impetus for the study is the planned Mars sample-return mission tentatively scheduled for launch in 2005, but the conclusions and recommendations presented in this report apply to samples returned from any solar system body with a comparable potential for harboring life. This report builds on the findings and recommendations contained in a 1992 report from the Space Studies Board, Biological Contamination of Mars: Issues and Recommendations (SSB, 1992)
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... with respect to sample containment, handling, and controlled distribution. Detailed protocols for controlled distribution ultimately will be the responsibility of an oversight panel that includes representation from other federal agencies (see Chapter 8)
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