The Planetary Protection Policy (PPP) subcommittee recommends that Venus should not be considered a concern for planetary protection because water activity in its clouds is below the 0.60 threshold required for terrestrial-like life to proliferate, unless new measurements demonstrate water activity greater than 0.6.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  Planetary protection: an international concern and responsibility

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• Planetary protection: an international concern and responsibility www.frontiersin.org Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences via serper

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• Venus location
• planetary protection concept