• DocumentCode
    665148
  • Title

    Microbial landscape in space exploration

  • Author

    Shimada, Kenji

  • Author_Institution
    Flight Res. Center, Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency (JAXA), Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    7-8 Nov. 2013
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    9
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICICI-BME.2013.6698455
  • Filename
    6698455