The COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy for robotic missions to Mars: A review of current scientific knowledge and future perspectives

Olsson-Francis, Karen and Doran, Peter T. and Ilyin, Vyacheslav and Raulin, Francois and Rettberg, Petra and Kminek, Gerhard and Mier, María-Paz Zorzano and Coustenis, Athena and Hedman, Niklas and Shehhi, Omar Al and Ammannito, Eleonora and Bernardini, James and Fujimoto, Masaki and Grasset, Olivier and Groen, Frank and Hayes, Alex and Gallagher, Sarah and Kumar K, Praveen and Mustin, Christian and Nakamura, Akiko and Seasly, Elaine and Suzuki, Yohey and Peng, Jing and Prieto-Ballesteros, Olga and Sinibaldi, Silvio and Xu, Kanyan and Zaitsev, Maxim (2023) The COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy for robotic missions to Mars: A review of current scientific knowledge and future perspectives. Life Sciences in Space Research, 36, pp. 27-35. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.lssr.2022.12.001. ISSN 2214-5524.

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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2022.12.001

Abstract

Planetary protection guidance for martian exploration has become a notable point of discussion over the last decade. This is due to increased scientific interest in the habitability of the red planet with updated techniques, missions becoming more attainable by smaller space agencies, and both the private sector and governments engaging in activities to facilitate commercial opportunities and human-crewed missions. The international standards for planetary protection have been developed through consultation with the scientific community and the space agencies by the Committee on Space Research’s (COSPAR) Panel on Planetary Protection, which provides guidance for compliance with the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. In 2021, the Panel evaluated recent scientific data and literature regarding the planetary protection requirements for Mars and the implications of this on the guidelines. In this paper, we discuss the COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy for Mars, review the new scientific findings and discuss the next steps required to enable the next generation of robotic missions to Mars.

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https://elib.dlr.de/193234/

Document Type:

Article

Title:

The COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy for robotic missions to Mars: A review of current scientific knowledge and future perspectives

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Olsson-Francis, Karen	Astrobiology OU, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Doran, Peter T.	Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ilyin, Vyacheslav	Institute for Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Raulin, Francois	Univ Paris Est Cr Univ Paris Est Créteil and Université Paris Cité, CNRS, LISA, F-94010 Créteil, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Rettberg, Petra	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-2395	UNSPECIFIED
Kminek, Gerhard	European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Mier, María-Paz Zorzano	Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, Carretera de Ajalvir km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Coustenis, Athena	LESIA, Paris Observatory, PSL University, CNRS, Paris University, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hedman, Niklas	Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section, Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Shehhi, Omar Al	UAESA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ammannito, Eleonora	Italian Space Agency (ASI), Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Bernardini, James	Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Fujimoto, Masaki	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Kanagawa, Japan	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Grasset, Olivier	Nantes Université, Nantes, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Groen, Frank	Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hayes, Alex	Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6801, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Gallagher, Sarah	Institute of Earth and Space Exploration, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kumar K, Praveen	Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Mustin, Christian	Centre National des Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Nakamura, Akiko	Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo,7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Seasly, Elaine	Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Suzuki, Yohey	Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo,7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Peng, Jing	China National Space Administration, Beijing, China	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Prieto-Ballesteros, Olga	Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), CSIC-INTA, Carretera de Ajalvir km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sinibaldi, Silvio	European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Xu, Kanyan	Laboratory of Space Microbiology, Shenzhou Space Biotechnology Group, Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, China	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Zaitsev, Maxim	Planetary Physics Dept., Space Research Inst. of Russian Acad. of Sciences, Moscow, Russia	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

February 2023

Journal or Publication Title:

Life Sciences in Space Research

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.1016/j.lssr.2022.12.001

Page Range:

pp. 27-35

Publisher:

Elsevier

ISSN:

2214-5524

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Planetatry Protection, Mars, COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R FR - Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Project ISS LIFE 2.0

Location:

Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology

Deposited By:

Kopp, Kerstin

Deposited On:

02 Feb 2023 12:50

Last Modified:

22 May 2024 08:30

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