2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Potential survivable niches for microbial life on the lunar south pole
Prabal Saxena, Stefano Bertone, Heather V. Graham +6
Most lunar surface conditions are incredibly harsh for microbial survival. High ultraviolet radiation, temperatures, and energetic particle radiation limit survival over most unpro…
astro-ph.IM2017
OSIRIS-REx Contamination Control Strategy and Implementation
J. P. Dworkin, L. A. Adelman, T. Ajluni +59
OSIRIS-REx will return pristine samples of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu. This article describes how pristine was defined based on expectations of Bennu and on a realistic understand…