Martian rock samples might bring alien viruses to Earth, expert warns

New York Post ^ | May 9, 2020 | Dana Kennedy

[EdnaMode]

Scientists are preparing for a potential close encounter of the viral kind.

Researchers say that when humans return from a planned visit to Mars in the 2030s, they’ll have to quarantine because rock samples from the Red Planet could be as dangerous as Ebola — even if the likelihood they are is low.

Rockets returning from Mars will have to undergo a chemical cleaning involving intense heat as well.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Researchers say that when humans return from a planned visit to Mars in the 2030s,

One way trip.

And even the Apollo astronauts were quarantined.

Also see
The Andromeda Strain (1971) Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMbSpnlOOtE

[moovova]

Under a microscope, scientists discover Mars virus germs...

[LouieFisk]

The Moon rocks were put under quarantine, along with the astronauts, during the Apollo era due to the same concerns. I remember it well.
https://www.space.com/apollo-11-astronauts-quarantined-after-splashdown.html

[a fool in paradise]

So lock down until 2040 now?

[Leep]

In his State of the Union Address in response to allegation of viruses to being brought to Earth by Martians the President of Mars responded, Ack ack ack ack...and then killed everyone in the room with a death ray.

[Bob434]

[[OK, so should we send the samples to Wuhan for analysis?]]

They will Send them by Carrier Bat

[RJS1950]

Viruses from Mars. I’m just as likely to start crapping 24kt gold nuggets by morning.

[Redcitizen]

“One way trip” .

True. Watch the 1977 documentary titled Capricorn One. ;)

[Redcitizen]

Martian virus’s make you fat.

[I want the USA back]

What will it be? Marsvid-20?

Just spray the danmed thing with bleach!

[djf]

Yup. So is Africa.

[Rio]

Could be the virus is what killed all of the Martians.

[neverevergiveup]

Viruses require a host to replicate. There would have to be life on Mars in order for viruses to persist there. I’d be more worried about some type of soil bacteria that can live in extreme conditions - and or bacterial spores.

Whatever. We have enough to worry about on this planet.

[SunkenCiv]

Weird this should come up (it's very, very old 'news') *right after* Elon Musk condemned the shutdown and said he was moving Tesla out of Fremon CA.

Partisan Media Shills update.

[Mr. K]

We might be immune to anything coming back from there, because it doesn’t know how to attack our system.

The same way we don’t get dutch elm disease, or trees don’t catch a cold.

[Candor7]

Roll out the US Space Force exo-biologists !

( President Trump was prescient.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pns-2wfuu8

[Campion]

Neil, Buzz, and Mike say 'hi' ...

[GulfMan]

Like they actually went to the moon /s

[Hulka]

Buzz and Armstrong went into lock-down after returning from the deadest dead celestial body.

[taxcontrol]

“Might”, “possibly”, and “could” are not words of science.