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Landers are generally sterilized to avoid precisely that contamination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_protection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planeta
by ISL 5y ago
Landers are generally sterilized to avoid precisely that contamination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_protection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_protection
(This strategy works until a human arrives. Once humans are there, we'll be bringing with us all of our microbiotic friends.)
- johnchristopher 5y agoYou mean once our microbiotic overlords land on Mars, clad in their humane scaphander?
- WORMS_EAT_WORMS 5y agoOkay, this made me laugh... In all seriousness, I know this was in jest, but I think this is actually still on topic and applies to the bigger discussion of our mission in finding and understanding what the heck life really is. So upvote.