Lunar missions may contaminate the moon with hardy Earth microbes

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon’s surface, suggesting missions must take stronger precautions to avoid contamination

​Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon’s surface, suggesting missions must take stronger precautions to avoid contamination Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon’s surface, suggesting missions must take stronger precautions to avoid contamination