Protecting Mars from Earth Bacteria — Behind the Spacecraft — Perseverance @NASA360
Protecting Mars from Earth Bacteria — Behind the Spacecraft — Perseverance @NASA360
Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When NASA’s Perseverance rover travels to Mars to search for signs of life, it’s important that the spacecraft doesn’t bring along any Earth bacteria. That’s why NASA-JPL scientist Moogega Stricker is ensuring that the Mars rover is free and clear of microbial stowaways. So if we ever do find life on Mars, we’ll be sure that it didn’t originate on Earth.

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