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Lunar microbial survival and contamination risks

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Latest: NASA study finds Earth microbes could survive in lunar shadows

NASA-led research has identified that certain Earth-based microbes could survive in the shaded, cold regions of the Moon’s South Pole. Using data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists modeled survival niches