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![]() Please excuse this naive query: How is it possible to know that we have not just deposited some "earth DNA" on Titan, via a single (or multiple) viral or bacterial hitchhiker? I realize that clean rooms are used for vehicle and instrument fabrication, that heat of atmospheric entry, the 7 year transit time and the radiological environment of interplanetary space all mitigate against this possibility, but... One compromised bacterium? One (or a dozen, or a few hundred) virus/viruses? And could someone point me to a discussion of this? (Fresher than the period of manned lunar exploration.) And is this now considered a trivial concern in the world of planetary exploration? Many thanks... |
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