Environmental Assessment of Subglacial Lake Exploration
 and Planetary Protection Issues

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Printed Literature

Race, MS. (2002). Summaries of Key Planetary Protection Documents. (Unpublished document) March 2002.

Rummel, JD, and MS Race (2002). A Sense of Place: Planetary protection's role in astrobiological exploration. AD ASTRA, Jan-Feb 2002.

Race, MS, and DG MacGregor (2000). Integrating public perspectives in sample return planning. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 26(12) 1901-1909.

De Vincenzi, DL, MS Race, and HP Klein (1998). Planetary protection, sample return missions and Mars exploration: History, status, and future needs. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(E12) 28577-28585.

Randolph, RO, MS Race, and CP McKay (1997). Reconsidering the theological and ethical implications of extraterrestrial life. CTNS BULLETIN, 17(3) 1-8.

Race, MS (1996). Planetary protection, legal ambiguity and the decision making process for Mars sample return. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 18(1-2) 345-350.

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Website Documents

The National Academies

  1. Biological Contamination of Mars Issues and Recommendations

  2. Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations

  3. Evaluating the Biological Potential in Samples Returned from Planetary Satellites and Small Solar System Bodies

  4. New Frontiers in the Solar System An Integrated Exploration Strategy

  5. Task Group on Sample Return from Small Solar System Bodies

  6. Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (COMPLEX) Op-Eds

Planetary Protection: The Astrobiology WebTask Group on Sample Return From Small Solar System Bodies

  1. Bring Em Back Alive-- Or At Least Carefully: Planetary

  2. Protection Provisions for Sample Return Missions

The Planetary Society

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Environmental Presentations

Jatko, JM. (2002). Planning for Antarctic subglacial lake studies: Science, technology, and environmental protection. Presented at SCAR-COMNAP, 15-26 July 2002, Shanghai, China.

Race, MS. (2002). How NRC reports are implemented into mission design: Mission planning and planetary protection for Vostok exploration. Presented at SCAR-SALEGOS Workshop, 3 October 2002, Santa Cruz, California.

Race, MS. (2002). Background for the planetary protection process. Presented at SCAR-SALEGOS Workshop, 3 October 2002, Santa Cruz, California.

Shears, J. (2002). Subglacial lake exploration in Antarctica: Environmental issues. Presented at SCAR-SALEGOS Workshop, 17-18 September 2001, Bologna, Italy.