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Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars
MRO
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
MSL
Mars Science Laboratory
MSPSG
Mars Science Program Synthesis Group
MSR
Mars Sample Return
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NHB
NASA Handbook
NMI
NASA Management Instruction
NPR
NASA Procedural Requirements
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OCSSG
Organic Contamination Science Steering Group
PAH
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Pc
probability of contamination
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
Pg
probability of growth
PP
planetary protection
R&D
research and development
RNA
ribonucleic acid
rRNA
ribosomal RNA
SHARAD
shallow radar
SSB
Space Studies Board
TBD
to be determined
TES
thermal emission spectrometer
T-RFLP
terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism
UV
ultraviolet
