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Problem is if they actually suspect it's water they aren't allowed to bring their rovers or probes anywhere near as they don't want to risk contaminating it wit
by lawlessone 9y ago
Problem is if they actually suspect it's water they aren't allowed to bring their rovers or probes anywhere near as they don't want to risk contaminating it with Earth microorganisms.
- zachrose 9y agoAnd yet Elon Musk is going to build a colony?
- lawlessone 9y agoI don't believe he is bound by this, or maybe wouldn't care if he was. https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/about https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/about https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/intpolicy/ https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/intpolicy/
- notfromhere 9y agogod bless anyone dumb enough to believe him
- rnprince 9y agoYeah, I've been intrigued by this cognitive dissonance for a while. Are we going to visit, or would contaminating the planet be a disaster for science and our understanding of the nature of life?