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Aside from the logistical concerns others have mentioned, I would expect the risks of contaminating this site with terrestrial stowaways would be relatively hig
by rch 8y ago
Aside from the logistical concerns others have mentioned, I would expect the risks of contaminating this site with terrestrial stowaways would be relatively high.
- criddell 8y agoWouldn't rock from Earth end up on Mars the same way that Martian rocks fall on Earth? If so, then contamination may have already happened in both directions.
- rch 8y agoTrue, but if we transport a modern microbe then we might miss our chance to isolate the relatively "indigenous" version and be unable to prove that such naturally occurring exchanges are possible.