One exciting part of the Mars 2020 mission – which features the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month — is the collection of Mars rocks for possible return to Earth. In order to preserve the integrity of these samples, we have to make sure that no Earth germs hitched a ride to the Red Planet with the rover.

Tune in March 23 at 8 pm ET as Moo Cooper, the Planetary Protection Lead Engineer for the Mars 2020 mission, shares a mission overview and the Planetary Protection actions taken by her team and why Planetary Protection is important.

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The Exploring Space Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of Aerojet Rocketdyne and United Launch Alliance.

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