Planetary protection · Planetary Protection
Sample Handling & Curation
The careful containment, quarantine, and curation of returned samples in specialised facilities — keeping them pristine for science while keeping Earth safe, and preserving them for study by instruments not yet invented.
Worlds, missions & methods
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupPlanetary Protection
- Associated withMars 2020
- Associated withMars Sample Return
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.