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The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection Role, Structure and Activities

Gerhard Kminek
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Niklas Hedman
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Eleonora Ammannito
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E. Deshevaya
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Peter Doran
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Olivier Grasset
James Green
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Akiko M Nakamura
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Maxim Zaitsev
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Résumé

The exploration and use of outer space is the province of all humankind. This principle in Article I of the UN Outer Space Treaty guarantees the freedom to explore outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, without discrimination, and to carry out scientific investigations. This freedom, however, comes with a responsibility described in Article IX of the same Treaty. It states that space activities have to be conducted with due regard to the corresponding interests of all other States Parties to the Treaty. The avoidance of potentially harmful interference with activities of other States Parties is central. The harmful contamination of the Moon and other celestial bodies and the need to ensure safety of the Earth are highlighted in this context. With the entry into force of the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, planetary protection became part of international law. In observance of those treaty obligations, an international standard for planetary protection has been developed by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) which provides a forum for international consultation and has formulated a Planetary Protection Policy with associated requirements that are put in place after examination of the most updated relevant scientific studies and recommendations made by the COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection.
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hal-04267308 , version 1 (06-11-2023)

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Athéna Coustenis, Gerhard Kminek, Niklas Hedman, Eleonora Ammannito, E. Deshevaya, et al.. The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection Role, Structure and Activities. Space Research Today, 2019, 205, pp.14-26. ⟨10.1016/j.srt.2019.06.013⟩. ⟨hal-04267308⟩
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