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Old scandal

Gary — 8/6/2005 7:57:39 PM (archived)

The old Soviet Mars landers were probably not sterilized. Also the guys who fabricated MER's heatshields (now scattered on the Martian surface) weren't wearing bunnysuits. It doesn't matter. The surface of Mars is almost the perfect sterilizing environment.

Gary

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Mars does have life; we put it there. - Jacob Samorodin - 8/6/2005 7:27:24 PM
- How do they know those microbes are on the MERs? - ljk - 8/8/2005 1:21:10 PM
  - I remember Sqyres saying so in his updates prior to launch - pwokenyaw - 8/8/2005 2:59:17 PM
- However, it is unlikely to survive the change in conditions. - David F Mayer - 8/7/2005 3:31:06 AM
- Old scandal - Gary - 8/6/2005 7:57:39 PM
  - Speaking of the MER heatshields.... - Jacob Samorodin - 8/7/2005 1:16:11 AM
    - MER heatshields and surface biology - Gary - 8/7/2005 4:09:59 PM

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