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Mars rock samples condemned to quarantine
Tony Reichhardt
As if collecting rocks from the surface of Mars and returning them to Earth weren't challenge enough, a panel of scientists is recommending that NASA design and build a unique quarantine facility to ensure that any organisms in the martian samples don't contaminate the terrestrial environment.Quarantine of martian rocks has long been considered a requirement for any mission to collect samples.
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