Exogeoconservation of Mars

IF 2 4区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Space Policy Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.spacepol.2024.101627

Clare Fletcher , Martin Van Kranendonk , Carol Oliver

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Abstract

Of all the planets in our solar system, Mars is most likely to have evidence of life, whether past or extant and preserve the environments in which such life may have formed and lived. However, human exploration poses risks to possible evidence of life on Mars and its pristine palaeoenvironments. Similar sites of scientific interest on Earth have suffered significant damage. We risk the same for Mars without legal or normative frameworks to protect such sites. In this paper, we analyse threats to Mars and explore gaps that need addressing, drawing from examples on Earth and from legal regimes.

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火星的地外保护

在太阳系的所有行星中，火星最有可能存在生命的证据，无论是过去的生命还是现存的生命，而且火星还保留着生命可能形成和生存的环境。然而，人类的探索对火星上可能存在的生命证据及其原始的古环境带来了风险。地球上具有科学价值的类似遗址也遭受了严重破坏。如果没有法律或规范框架来保护这些遗址，我们在火星上也会面临同样的风险。在本文中，我们借鉴地球上的实例和法律制度，分析了火星面临的威胁，并探讨了需要解决的差距。

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3.40

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36.40%

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