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Safe on Mars:

Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian Surface

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Size: 64 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2002

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Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-6	(skim)
1. Introduction	7-8	(skim)
2. The Mars Program in Context	9-14	(skim)
3. Physical Environmental Hazards	15-27	(skim)
4. Chemical Environmental Hazards	28-36	(skim)
5. Potential Hazards of the Biological Environment	37-44	(skim)
Appendix A: Statement of Task	45-47	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	48-50	(skim)
Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations	51-52	(skim)

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