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RefNoMS/926/10/4
LevelFile
TitleViking probe papers; notes for talk on the NASA Viking probes, by Geoffrey Eglinton
Date1972-1984
DescriptionNotes produced by Geoffrey Eglinton for a talk on the Viking Probe given in Barcelona several years prior to the Viking 1 mission, which launched in 1975. Includes arguments for and against martian material being brought back to Earth and potential methods of quarantine. File also contains a cartoon titled 'Mars Quarantine Facility 1984' and 11 diagrams for the design of the Viking Probe for a paper/proposal by Geoffrey Eglinton and S Tonkin pre 1976.
Extent1 file, 23 items
PhysicalDescriptionFolder with envelope of loose papers
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5073Eglinton; Geoffrey (1927 - 2016)1927 - 2016
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