The Committee on Planetary Protection suggests that larger objects like Ceres may be an exception to current small body categorizations and should be assessed further before being visited, though Category II remains acceptable for now.

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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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• COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection entity