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Asked by phoebephenix to Asif, Laura, Lena, Sean, Viv on 14 Mar 2012.
Question: whitch of the planits in our soler sytem had bactiria on one of its moon?
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Lena Ciric answered on 13 Mar 2012:
I don’t think that bacteria (as we know them) have been found anywhere other than on Earth. It is possible that some might have been transferred from the astronauts suits during the various Moon landings… They won’t have survived for long, though…
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Sean Murphy answered on 14 Mar 2012:
We try not to infect any of the planets or moons we visit with earth bacteria by sterilizing all of the things we send into space. It is possible that we have sent some bacteria to other planets/moons, but their chances of survival are small.
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peten commented on :
it turns out that there were some in the camera head on a surveyor prope on the moon. they were brought back and revived on Earth by the Apollo astronauts
Lena commented on :
Amazing! Good researching.
tomalie commented on :
Ha that’s Peter or you!xx