EPISODE 20: PLANETARY QUARANTINE

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Universe University

Universe University Production

48 episodes

1 month ago

Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered.

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EPISODE 20: PLANETARY QUARANTINE

Universe University

28 minutes 46 seconds

1 year ago

EPISODE 20: PLANETARY QUARANTINE

'Planetary protection' is a term that refers to efforts to prevent Earth microbes from spreading to other planets - and to prevent any hypothetical microbes from other planets from spreading to the Earth. What effect does this policy have on current robotic missions? And what implications will it have for a human mission to Mars? Is it possible that microbes from Mars could pose a danger to human beings on Earth? Or have science fiction and politics 'infected' the minds of NASA officials?

EDITED BY:

Jilyana Solis

REFERENCES:

'The Overprotection of Mars' by Alberto Farien and Dirk Schultze-Makuch (2013)

'Planetary Protection and Regulating Human Health: A Risk that is Not Zero' by Victoria Sutton (2019)

'The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must' by Robert Zubrin (2011)

MUSIC:

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A Beginning"
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"Ossuary 6 - Air"
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