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Mössbauer spectroscopy on the surface of Mars. Why?

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A Mössbauer spectrometer is included in the preliminary payload of a rover to be placed on the surface of Mars in the Soviet mission to the planct in 1996/1,2/. In counection with the American planctary program it has also been suggested to construct a Mössbauer spectrometer to be landed on Mars /3, 4/. The objective is to study the iron compounds of the Martian soil and rocks by backscattering Mössbauer spectroscopy. The paper describes the significance of the element iron in the study of the evolution of the planetary system and what we might expect to learn from Mössbauer spectroscopy of the surface materials of Mars. The study of Mars is expected to expand substantially in the coming decades, probably culminating with a manned flight to the planet. The international Mössbauer community may contribute significantly to the preparation of these events.

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  1. Physics Laboratory H.C., Ørsted Institute, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

    J. M. Knudsen, M. B. Madsen & M. Olsen

  2. Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

    L. Vistisen

  3. Laboratory of Applied Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    C. B. Koch & S. Mørup

  4. Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Hochschule, Schlossgartenstrasse 9, 6100, Darmstadt, Germany

    E. Kankeleit & G. Klingelhöfer

  5. Space Research Institute, Profsojusnaja 88, 117810, Moscow, USSR

    E. N. Evlanov, V. N. Khromov, L. M. Mukhin, O. F. Prilutski & B. Zubkov

  6. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, I.V. Kurchatov sq. 46, 123182, Moscow, USSR

    G. V. Smirnov

  7. Space Research Centre, Ordana 21, 01-237, Warszawa, Poland

    J. Juchniewicz

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Knudsen, J.M., Madsen, M.B., Olsen, M. et al. Mössbauer spectroscopy on the surface of Mars. Why?. Hyperfine Interact 68, 83–94 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02396454

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