A preflight image of the Tanpopo exposure panel (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

A preflight image of the Tanpopo exposure panel

Caption

This preflight image of the Tanpopo exposure panel shows the 20 units, which contain radiation resistant microbes, cyanobacteria, rice seeds, and dead cells of mosses and tree samples.

Credit

Tanpopo-3 Team

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License

Public Domain

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