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You probably don't need to be concerned about NASA bringing Mars rocks back to Earth.
Scientists told The Philadelphia Inquirer that there is no risk in bringing samples from Mars back to the US.
Mars rocks have already fallen to Earth in the form of meteorites, according to Nathan Yee, a former NASA official.
It would be hard for life to survive on the red planet because it lacks a magnetic field and is bombarded with harsh rays.
He told the newspaper that there has to be a long, long time of evolution for microbes to learn how to interact and attach onto animal cells. It's a very complex dance.
NASA has always maintained that the Mars Sample Return Mission is safe and that there is a low likelihood of risk.
One ex-government official is determined to highlight the safety concerns of the mission.
The samples will not be known if they are sterile or not, according to retired Federal Aviation Administration and Mars enthusiast Thomas Dehel. If we bring something back to Earth that is sterile or not, we should do a test to see if there is any biological life left.
A good way to figure out whether the rock samples contain lethal or dangerous pathogens is to test them remotely on the International Space Station.
NASA told the newspaper that the International Space Station doesn't have the equipment to get all the information from the Martian rock samples.
Yee is curious to see what NASA does with the samples if they turn out to be remnants of past life, as he told the Inquirer.
We'll be keeping an eye on popcorn at hand.
Some people are concerned about NASA's plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth.
Scientists are worried that NASA will cause disease on Mars.
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