A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon(2019)

Some previous discussion: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36009562">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36009562</a>

The title needs (2019)<p>I thought the news felt like a deja-vu

I had pointed out similar concerns a few days ago. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=42051857">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=42051857</a><p>At this point it’s more an experiment on the limitations that these creatures can be pushed to in the Lunar environment.

Don’t we have some sort of agreement to keep planetary biospheres clear of earth organisms?

So, from the example of Peanut the Squirrel, that NYS agency wants to gather up all those Tardigrades, kill them, and test the remains for rabies?

&gt; Spivack was faced with a distressing question: Did he just smear the toughest animal in the known universe across the surface of the moon?<p>No, the Israelis did, if the container was breached, which it may not have been<p>edit: I’m curious what’s inaccurate about this answer, thats what the article says