Planetary Protection Assessment of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)-Powered Landed Missions to Ocean Worlds: Application to Enceladus.
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2020.2432
Abstract: Landed missions to icy worlds with a subsurface liquid water ocean must meet planetary protection requirements and ensure a sufficiently small likelihood of any microorganism-bearing part of the landed element reaching the ocean. A higher… read more here.
Keywords: landed missions; planetary protection; protection; thermoelectric generator ... See more keywords