Spry, James A.Siegel, BetteBakermans, CorienBeaty, David W.Bell, Mary-SueBenardini, James N.Bonaccorsi, RosalbaCastro-Wallace, Sarah L.Coil, David A.Coustenis, AthenaDoran, Peter T.Fenton, LoriFidler, David P.Glass, BrianHoffman, Stephen J.Karouia, FathiLevine, Joel S.Lupisella, Mark L.Martin-Torres, JavierMogul, RakeshOlsson-Francis, KarenOrtega-Ugalde, SandraPatel, Manish R.Pearce, David A.Race, Margaret S.Regberg, Aaron B.Rettberg, PetraRummel, John D.Sato, Kevin Y.Schuerger, Andrew C.Sefton-Nash, ElliotSharkey, MatthewSingh, Nitin K.Sinibaldi, SilvioStabekis, PerryStoker, Carol R.Venkateswaran, Kasthuri J.Zimmerman, Robert R.Zorzano-Mier, Maria-Paz2025-03-282025-03-282024-03Spry, J A, Siegel, B, Bakermans, C, Beaty, D W, Bell, M-S, Benardini, J N, Bonaccorsi, R, Castro-Wallace, S L, Coil, D A, Coustenis, A, Doran, P T, Fenton, L, Fidler, D P, Glass, B, Hoffman, S J, Karouia, F, Levine, J S, Lupisella, M L, Martin-Torres, J, Mogul, R, Olsson-Francis, K, Ortega-Ugalde, S, Patel, M R, Pearce, D A, Race, M S, Regberg, A B, Rettberg, P, Rummel, J D, Sato, K Y, Schuerger, A C, Sefton-Nash, E, Sharkey, M, Singh, N K, Sinibaldi, S, Stabekis, P, Stoker, C R, Venkateswaran, K J, Zimmerman, R R & Zorzano-Mier, M-P 2024, 'Planetary Protection Knowledge Gap Closure Enabling Crewed Missions to Mars', Astrobiology, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 230-274. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2023.00921531-1074unpaywall: 10.1089/ast.2023.0092ORCID: /0000-0001-6479-2236/work/156708559https://hdl.handle.net/2164/25231Acknowledgments The authors would like to recognize and thank all the participants and contributors to the COSPAR meeting series for their creativity, expertise, and generosity in time, addressing the challenges of planetary protection for a crewed mission to Mars. In particular, previous space agency Planetary Protection Officers Cassie Conley and Lisa Pratt (NASA), and Gerhard Kminek (ESA), are recognized for their advocacy in supporting this workshop series.451748525engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingasthmainternational space stationMars sample returnPlanetary explorationQB AstronomyQBJournal article10.1089/ast.2023.0092http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188494705&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://abdn.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/9df7f705-5881-4b55-9562-0831ff3029cd243