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On the petrological, geochemical, and geophysical characterization of a returned Mars surface sample and the impact of biological sterilization on the analysesA study was conducted: to identify those experiments that could and should be done on a returned Martian sample in order to characterize its inorganic properties; to evaluate, insofar as can be done, the effects of potential biological sterilization of the sample by heating prior to its return; to identify particular analytical techniques needing further improvement in order to make optimum use of a returned sample; and to identify experiments to be done on simulants, with and without sterilization, that better define the limits of information available about the planet from analyses of returned samples.
Document ID
19750023909
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1974
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-X-72501
Accession Number
75N31982
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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