冲击冲击和振动力量可以排离细菌spp. 来自航天器表面的子
Andrew C Schuerger1, Adriana V Borrell1
1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Space Life Sciences Lab, 505 Odyssey Way, Exploration Park, Merritt Island, FL 32953, USA.
Microorganisms
|October 28, 2023
概括
在冲击冲击和振动下研究了航天器子脱落值. 在60克以上脱落的Bacillus subtilis和Bacillus atrophaeus子.
科学领域:
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
- 微生物生态学 微生物生态学
- 太空科学 太空科学
背景情况:
- 航天器任务在发射和着陆期间需要大量的g负荷.
- 了解子脱落对于行星保护协议至关重要.
- 之前的研究还没有完全量化子对动力力量的抵抗力.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定从航天器表面移除细菌子的g负荷值.
- 为了研究冲击冲击与振动g负荷对子释放的影响.
- 模拟发射和着陆档案,以评估子生存和分散风险.
主要方法:
- 暴露的Bacillus子在涂层的优惠券上受控的冲击冲击.
- 受到各种持续时间和方向的振动g载荷的子加载券.
- 使用显微镜和计数技术量化的子脱落.
主要成果:
- 细菌细菌和 Bacillus atrophaeus 子在冲击冲击时脱离>= 60 g.
- 菌素菌体子需要大约80g才能脱落.
- 振动加载显示了最小的子释放,受到优惠券方向的显著影响 (向下方向释放的子数量是子的20-30倍).
结论:
- 在名义上的航天器发射和着陆过程中,子不太可能脱离.
- 在高g负荷下撞击火星的废弃硬件可能会释放子.
- 超过60g的非名义着陆可能会将少量子释放到火星环境中.
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