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For planetary protection, sterilization is a process that actively reduces the bioburden on flight hardware so that the hardware is nearly free (consistent with the appropriate specifications) of viable microorganisms.
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Conley, C.A. (2014). Sterilization. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_1520-2
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