Executive Summary 



One of the principal products of these Workshops is the list of experiments 

 which the members recommend and which is summarized in Chapter 6. A brief 

 list of these recommended experiments is given here. Those listed for the Obser- 

 vational Exobiology section are in order of decreasing priority as determined by 

 a consensus of the Workshop members. Otherwise, no priorities are implied by 

 the order in which the experiments are listed. 



Observational Exobiology 



1. Search for extrasolar planetary systems 



2. Study star-forming regions in the galaxy-analogs for the solar nebula 



3. Study comets, asteroids, Titan, and the giant planets in our own solar 

 system 



4. Study the organic chemistry of interstellar molecular clouds 



Cosmic Dust Collection 



1. Develop and implement capture techniques which preserve biogenic 

 material 



2. Develop and implement techniques to determine the orbits of dust 

 particles 



3. Refine laboratory methods for the analysis of small particles 



In Situ Experiments 



1. Study the formation, condensation, aggregation, and surface chemistry of 

 suspended dust grains 



2. Create, release, and monitor an artificial comet in space 



3. Determine the viability of microorganisms in space 



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