Title :
Microbial landscape in space exploration
Author_Institution :
Flight Res. Center, Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Recent microbiological study gave us a revised look at how humans interact with microorganisms. That microbial landscape is now extended from ocean bottom to outer space. In addition to panspermia origin of life discussion, we have more immediate issues with space craft biotome and planet probe quarantine. Space exploration planners need to give much more attention to lunar surface quarantine, after 2009 discovery of three Haruyama holes by SELENE probe data, which may suggest water held in undersurface cavern.
Keywords :
extraterrestrial life; microorganisms; Haruyama holes; SELENE probe data; lunar surface quarantine; microbiology; microorganisms; panspermia; planet probe quarantine; space exploration; spacecraft biotome; undersurface cavern; Mars; Microorganisms; Moon; Ocean temperature; Probes; Sea surface; Space vehicles; Extravehicular Activities (EVA); International Space Station (ISS); SELENE; quarantine; vertical hole;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation, Communications, Information Technology, and Biomedical Engineering (ICICI-BME), 2013 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bandung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1649-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICICI-BME.2013.6698455
