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. 2022 Sep 7;8(36):eabn7412. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn7412

Fig. 2. Sample setup on the EXPOSE-R2 platform.

Fig. 2.

(A) Sample arrangement of the biogenic compounds in tray 2 compartment 2 in the EXPOSE-R2 hardware at MUSC/DLR, Cologne (arrow) (credits: MUSC/DLR/Elke Rabbow). (B) EXPOSE-R2 hardware outside the Zvezda module of the ISS with tray 2, compartment 2 in the center (arrow). Photograph taken at EVA (extravehicular activity) #40 after removal of the EXPOSE-R2 protective cover by cosmonauts A. Samokutyaev and M. Surayev (credits: ESA/Roscosmos). (C) Close-up of tray 2, compartment 2 of EXPOSE-R2 after exposure inside the ISS, with the P-MRS and S-MRS samples in the left and right upper half, respectively (credits: ESA/Roscosmos). (D) Transfer of samples in air-tight containers under anoxic atmosphere for Raman measurements.