Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and Mars

Mössbauer (nuclear ?-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which actively used in various fields from physics and chemistry to biology medicine. Rudolf L. Mössbauer, who observed nuclear ?-resonance published his results 1958, got Nobel Prize 1961 for this discovery. 57Fe the most widely nucleus spectroscopy. Therefore, large variety of compounds containing iron can be studied by It well known that planetary matter contains iron-bearing phases minerals. extraterrestrial material different meteorites, asteroids, planets using as an additional technique. Two parts review consider more than 50 years experience applied studies soils rocks Moon recent investigation Martian surface two rovers equipped with miniaturized spectrometers. Part I considered undifferentiated meteorites. II discusses differentiated meteorites formed asteroids protoplanets due differentiation, Lunar matter.