# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Limiting Contamination from Mars with Life from Earth When Human Explorers Arrive
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Although international guidelines are in place to prevent the forward transfer of microorganisms from Earth to Mars during exploration by humans there is no regulatory authority. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the China National Space Agency (CNSA) are likely to succeed in landing crewed spacecraft on Mars within the next 2 decades. NASA, ESA, and CNSA participate in the Committee on Space Research which develops and publishes international standards related to space exploration including future human exploration on Mars near surface locations with evidence of temperatures reaching above -25 0C (-13 0F) and having water available for biological reactions. These two conditions define Special Regions which are expected to be priority targets in the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. The environmental challenge lies in collecting samples from Special Regions without the transfer of terrestrial microorganisms capable of survival and growth. Lisa Pratt, Professor Emerita of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, former NASA Planetary Protection Officer, and Co-Chair of the Committee on Planetary Protection for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, will help us consider whether the international race to explore with humans will override the scientific imperative to prevent irreversible forward contamination of Mars with life from Earth.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/limiting-contamination-from-mars-with-life-from-earth-when-human-explorers-arrive/200029429493254
- **Event Categories**: contests, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: First United Church - Bloomington, Indiana
- **lat**: 39.16329
- **long**: -86.50405
- **full address**: First United Church - Bloomington, Indiana, 2420 E 3rd St,Bloomington,IN,United States

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- **organizer**: Traveling University (https://allevents.in/org/traveling-university/26966764)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** First United Church - Bloomington, Indiana, 2420 E 3rd St,Bloomington,IN,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Traveling University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Limiting Contamination from Mars with Life from Earth When Human Explorers Arrive ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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