Moon Meteorite Dar al Gani 400: Utilizing Mössbauer and Raman Spectroscopy for Extraterrestrial Research

René Groß; Christoph Wetzel; Lei Zheng; Christoph Kahra; Justus Pawlak; Kevin Tran; Maximilian Seydi Kilic; Harald Gaber; Bernhard Roth; Franz Renz

doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00117

Moon Meteorite Dar al Gani 400: Utilizing Mössbauer and Raman Spectroscopy for Extraterrestrial Research

René Groß^*
, Christoph Wetzel
, Lei Zheng
, Christoph Kahra
, Justus Pawlak
, Kevin Tran
, Maximilian Seydi Kilic
, Harald Gaber
, Bernhard Roth
, Franz Renz

^*Corresponding author for this work

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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Abstract

Spaceagenciesworldwideareseekingpromisinganalyticaltoolsor
novel combinations of established techniques to broaden our understanding of
extraterrestrial processes. The constraints for extraterrestrial missions are quite
highintermsofvolume,mass,powerconsumption,radiationresistanceanddata
transmissionoftheinstrumentsused.Inthiswork,theDaralGani400meteorite
(DAG 400), which was found in 1998 in the respective meteorite field in the
Libyan Sahara, is utilized as a model for extraterrestrial research employing
MössbauerandRamanspectroscopy.Inaddition,opticalandX-raymicroscopic
(XRM)investigationswerecarriedout,whichprovidedimagesofthesurfaceand
interior of the meteorite, respectively, and further supported the results.For
Mössbauer spectroscopy, the miniaturized Mössbauer spectrometer MIMOS II,
which has already gained recognition in extraterrestrial research on Mars, was
employedforphasedetermination.Thisfindingservesasacrucialdemonstration
thattheminiaturizedMössbauerspectrometerMIMOSIIiswell-suitedforfuturespacemissionsandtheanalysisofextraterrestrial
materials.Notably, this study represents a novel application of Mössbauer spectroscopy in the analysis of DAG 400. The present
studydemonstratesthefeasibilityofphaseassignmentthroughtheanalysisofDAG400,anditunderscoresthepotentialforfurther
insightsthroughthedeterminationofoxidationstatesandmineralogicalcomposition.Ourworkalsounderscoresthepivotalroleof
multimodalandcomplementaryanalyticalmethodologiesinthisdomain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1893–1904
Number of pages	12
Journal	ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
Volume	9
Issue number	7
E-pub ahead of print	23 Jun 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00117
Publication status	Published - 17 Jul 2025

Keywords

DAG 400
MIMOS II
moon meteorite
Mössbauer spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geochemistry and Petrology
Atmospheric Science
Space and Planetary Science

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