While significant efforts have been made to address planetary protection in the context of inner solar system exploration, and Mars in particular, POSS will address the scientific, technological and policy specifics of protecting planets (biological and organic contamination) and outer solar system bodies, including the smallest.

Through an intensive three-year program, the project will fuel discussion, analysis and knowledge exchange within the global scientific community.

We worked on behalf of COSPAR (Comitee On Space Research) to create the website and tools needed for exchanges between participants in the European PPOSS project.