A spacecraft that had not been sterilized as a lander (and even if it had been, NASA 'clean' rooms are known to harbor extremophile microbes) was deliberately crashed into Jupiter to prevent possible biological contamination of a moon that could contain life. #bioinvasions
Anthony Ricciardi
In 2003, NASA deliberately crashed the Galileo spacecraft into Jupiter. This was done to prevent potential contamination of Europa, a moon suspected to harbor a subsurface ocean. The mission provided key evidence about this ocean before its end. #Galileo #News
spacedaily.com
In 2003, NASA deliberately crashed the Galileo spacecraft into Jupiter. This was done to prevent pot...
