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Mars is the specific target for planetary protection protocols aimed at preventing forward contamination, as established by the National Research Council in [1] and [2], and further defined by mission categorization studies in [3].

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Planetary protection: an international concern and responsibility frontiersin.org Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 2 facts

referenceThe National Research Council published a report in 2006 regarding the prevention of forward contamination of Mars.

claimThe National Research Council (NRC) declared in 2006 that Mars should be preserved from forward contamination by Earth-based spacecraft.

Putting the Ethics into Planetary Protection | News | Astrobiology astrobiology.nasa.gov NASA 1 fact

measurementSubsequent studies on planetary protection have categorized space missions by type (e.g., landers vs. rovers, life-detection capabilities) and target (e.g., potentially life-bearing worlds like Mars or Europa vs. dead worlds like Mercury), typically concluding that a probability of 1-in-10,000 is the most reasonable requirement for forward contamination.