Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy as a tool in astrobiology

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1622-1634

  Schröder, Christian ^a   Bailey, Brad ^b   Klingelhöfer, Göstar ^a   Staudigel, Hubert ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Biogeochemistry; Hydrothermal vent; Mars; M ssbauer spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; EARTH (PLANET); IRON; MOON; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANETS; REDOX REACTIONS;

ASTROBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL HABITATS; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; OXIDATION STATE;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33751085377     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.05.042     Document Type: Article

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