Projects
- Verbundvorhaben BepiColombo MERTIS: Inbetriebnahme und Observation; Teilvorhaben Universität Münster ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie | Project Number: 50QW2502A - BC MERTIS: Cruise Phase Teil 2 - Teilvorhaben Labormessung und Missionsunterstützung ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie | Project Number: 50QW2201A - BC MERTIS: Systemtests, Start, Inbetriebnahme, Cruise-Phase Teil 1 ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie | Project Number: 50QW1701 - Mercury Radiometer & Thermal Infrared Spectrometer, Phase E/F1 – MERTIS ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie | Project Number: 50QW1302 - Compact LIPS Spektrometer – GENTNER Phase B ()
Participation in Federally Funded Joint Project: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt | Project Number: 50QX0602
Publications
- Bischoff, Addi, Reitze, P.Maximilian, Roszjar, Julia, Patzek, Markus, Barrat, Jean‐Alix, Berndt, Jasper, Rocco, DiTommaso, Pack, Andreas, and Weber, Iris. . “Kindberg, the fifth meteorite fall in Austria: A weakly shocked L6 chondrite breccia with high‐pressure phases.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 61 (1): 17–38. doi: 10.1111/maps.70072.
- Reitze, MaximilianP, Weber, Iris, Morlok, Andreas, Hiesinger, Harald, Benkhoff, Johannes, Pasckert, Jan Hendrik, Schmedemann, Nico, Heyer, Thomas, and Adeli, Solmaz. . “Carbonatites from Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania—An unusual rock as analog for Mercury as potential species for hollow formation.” Icarus 454: 117073–117073. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2026.117073.
- Reitze, M.P., Weber, I., Heyer, T., Morlok, A., Hiesinger, H., Benkhoff, J., Pasckert, J.H., and Schmedemann, N.Adeli S. . “Laser space weathering analog experiments for micrometeorite bombardment and the question of simulation time.” Applied Computing and Geosciences 31 100357. doi: 10.1016/j.acags.2026.100357.
- Weber, I, Reitze, MP, Heyer, T, Morlok, A, Grund, T, and Hiesinger, H. . “The IRIS reflectance IR database for space missions.” Advances in Space Research 77 (3): 3934–3946. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2025.12.048.
- Bischoff, A, Patzek, M, Barrat, J, Bartel, S, Berndt, J, Busemann, H, Di Rocco, T, Ek, M, Fehr, MA, Heinlein, D, Krietsch, D, Lehnert, B, Maden, C, Marchhart, O, Martschini, M, Merchel, S, Pack, A, Patzer, A, Pichotta, M, Reitze, MP, Schmitt-Kopplin, P, Schönbächler, M, Thannheiser, L, Weber, I, Wieser, A, and Wimmer, K. . “The fall of the Haag (LL4-6) chondrite breccia—Just 8 years after the nearby fall Stubenberg (LL6).” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 60 (11): 2676–2702. doi: 10.1111/maps.70060.
- Haupt, CP, Stojic, AN, Morlok, A, Weber, I, Klemme, S, Hiesinger, H, and Renggli, CJ. . “Mid-infrared spectroscopy of lunar high-Ti basaltic glassy analogues.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 130 (12) e2024JE008895. doi: 10.1029/2024JE008895.
- Bischoff, Addi, Patzek, Markus, Barrat, Jean-Alix, Berndt, Jasper, Busemann, Henner, Degering, Detlev, Di Rocco, Tommaso, Ek, Mattias, Harries, Dennis, Godinho, Jose R. A., Heinlein, Dieter, Kriele, Armin, Krietsch, Daniela, Maden, Colin, Marchhart, Oscar, Marshal, Rachael M., Martschini, Martin, Merchel, Silke, Möller, Andreas, Pack, Andreas, Raab, Herbert, Reitze, Maximilian P., Rendtel, Ina, Rüfenacht, Miriam, Sachs, Oliver, Schönbächler, Maria, Schuppisser, Anja, Weber, Iris, Wieser, Alexander, and Wimmer, Karl. . “Cosmic pears from the Havelland (Germany): Ribbeck, the twelfth recorded aubrite fall in history.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 59 (10): 2660–2694. doi: 10.1111/maps.14245.
- Morlok, Andreas, Sehlke, Alexander, Stojic, Aleksandra N., Whittington, Alan, Weber, Iris, Reitze, Maximilian P., Hiesinger, Harald, and Helbert, Joern. . “Synthetic analogs for lava flows on the surface of Mercury: A mid-infrared study.” Icarus 415 116078. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116078.
- Weber, I, Pavlov, SG, Böttger, U, and Reitze, MP. . “Alteration in the Raman spectra of characteristic rock-forming silicate mixtures due to micrometeorite bombardment.” Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 55 (8): 901–913. doi: 10.1002/jrs.6676.
- Reitze, MP, Renggli, C, Morlok, A, Weber, I, Rodehorst, U, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, and Hiesinger, H. . “Crystallographic and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Properties of the CaS-MgS Solid Solution.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 129: e2024JE0. doi: 10.1029/2024JE008483.
- Sergey, G.Pavlov, Iris, Weber, Ute, Böttger, Ulrich, Schade, and and, Jörg Fritz. . “Prediction of Olivine Composition Under Limited Calibration Inputs: Comparative Study of Mid-Infrared Reflection, Raman Scattering, and Laser-Induced Plasma Spectroscopies.” Applied Spectroscopy 2024: 1–17. doi: 10.1177/00037028241305162.
- Bischoff, A, Patzek, M, Barrat, J, Berndt, J, Busemann, H, Degering, D, Di, Rocco T, Ek, M, Harries, D, Godinho, JRA, Heinlein, D, Kriele, A, Krietsch, D, Maden, C, Marchhart, O, Marshal, RM, Martschini, M, Merchel, S, Möller, A, Pack, A, Raab, H, Reitze, MP, Rendtel, I, Rüfenacht, M, Sachs, O, Schönbächler, M, Schuppisser, A, Weber, I, Wieser, A, and Wimmer, K. . “Cosmic pears from the Havelland (Germany): Ribbeck, the twelfth recorded aubrite fall in history.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 59 (10): 2660–2694. doi: 10.1111/maps.14245.
- Stojic, A.N., Weber, I., Morlok, A., Pavlov, S.G., Hiesinger, H., Reitze, M.P., Maturilli, A., Schmedemann, N., Bauch, K.E., Pasckert, J.H., and Helbert, J. . “Simulation of surface regolith gardening and impact associated melt layer production under ns-pulsed laser ablation.” Icarus 391. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115344.
- Morlok, A, Renggli, C, Charlier, B, Namur, O, Klemme, S, Reitze, MP, Weber, IStojic AN, and Bauch KE, Hiesinger H Helbert J. . “A mid-infrared study of synthetic glass and crystal mixtures analog to the geochemical terranes on mercury.” Icarus 396: 115498. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115498.
- Reitze, MP, Weber, I, Morlok, A, Hiesinger, H, Pasckert, JH, Schmedemann, N, Bauch, KE, Stojic, AN, and Helbert, J. . “Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Feldspars From the Bühl Basalt (Northern Hesse, Germany) Formed Under Reducing Conditions as Terrestrial Analogue of Mercury for MERTIS.” Earth and Space Science 10 (6): e2023EA002903.. doi: 10.1029/2023EA002903.
- Weber, I, Reitze, MP, Morlok, A, Stojic, AN, Hiesinger, H, Schmedemann, N, Bauch, KE, Pasckert, JH, and Helbert, J. . “Mid-IR spectral properties of different surfaces of silicate mixtures before and after excimer laser irradiation.” Icarus 404: 115683–115683. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115683.
- Renggli, CJ, Stojic, AN, Morlok, A, Berndt, J, Weber, I, Klemme, S, and Hiesinger, H. . “Mid-infrared spectroscopy of sulfidation reaction products and implications for sulfur on Mercury.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 128 (12): e2023JE0. doi: 10.1029/2023JE007895.
- Renggli, CJ, Klemme, S, Morlok, A, Berndt, J, Weber, I, Hiesinger, H, and King, PL. . “Sulfides and hollows formed on Mercury’s surface by reactions with reducing S-rich gases.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 593: 117647. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117647.
- Weber, I, Böttger, U, Hanke, F, Reitze, MP, Heeger, M, Adolphs, T, and Arlinghaus, HF. . “Space weathering simulation of micrometeorite bombardment on silicates and their mixture for space application.” Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 53 (3): 411–419. doi: 10.1002/jrs.6162.
- Morlok, A, Renggli, C, Charlier, B, Reitze, MP, Klemme, S, Namur, O, Sohn, M, Martin, D, Weber, I, Stojic, AN, Hiesinger, H, Joy, KH, Wogelius, R, Tollan, P, Carli, C, Bauch, KE, and Helbert, J. . “Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of synthetic glass analogs for mercury surface studies.” Icarus 361: 114363. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114363.
- Stojic, AN, Morlok, A, Tollan, P, Kohout, T, Hermann, J, Weber, I, Moreau, J, Hiesinger, H, Sohn, M, Bauch, KE, Reitze, MP, and Helbert, J. . “A shock recovery experiment and its implications for Mercury's surface: The effect of high pressure on porous olivine powder as a regolith analog.” ıcarus 357: 114162.. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114162.
- Weber, I, Reitze, MP, Heeger, M, Adolphs, T, Morlok, A, Stojic, AN, Hiesinger, H, Arlinghaus, HF, and Helbert, J. . “The effect of excimer laser irradiation on mid-IR spectra of mineral mixtures for remote sensing.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 569: 117072.. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117072.
- Reitze, MP, Weber, I, Morlok, A, Hiesinger, H, Bauch, KE, Stojic, AN, and Helbert, J. . “Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Anorthosite Samples From Near Manicouagan Crater, Canada, as Analogue for Remote Sensing of Mercury and Other Terrestrial Solar System Objects.” Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) 126 (8): e06832.. doi: 10.1029/2021JE006832.
- Donnermeyer, D., Ibing, M., Bürklein, S., Weber, I., Reitze, M.P., and Schäfer, E. . “Physico-Chemical Investigation of Endodontic Sealers Exposed to Simulated Intracanal Heat Application: Hydraulic Calcium Silicate-Based Sealers.” Materials 14 (4): 1–11. doi: 10.3390/ma14040728.
- Cho, Yuichiro, Bottger, Ute, Rull, Fernando, Hubers, Heinz-Wilhelm, Belenguer, Tomas, Borner, Anko, Buder, Maximilian, Bunduki, Yuri, Dietz, Enrico, Hagelschuer, Till, Kameda, Shingo, Kopp, Emanuel, Lieder, Matthias, Lopez-Reyes, Guillermo, Inza, Andoni Gaizka Moral, Mori, Shoki, Ogura, JoAkino, Paproth, Carsten, Canora, Carlos Perez, Pertenais, Martin, Peter, Gisbert, Prieto-Ballesteros, Olga, Rockstein, Steve, Rodd-Routley, Selene, Perez, Pablo Rodriguez, Ryan, Conor, Santamaria, Pilar, Sauberlich, Thomas, Schrandt, Friedrich, Schroder, Susanne, Stangarone, Claudia, Ulamec, Stephan, Usui, Tomohiro, Weber, Iris, Westerdorff, Karsten, and Yumoto, Koki. . “In situ science on Phobos with the Raman spectrometer for MMX (RAX): preliminary design and feasibility of Raman measurements.” Earth, Planets and Space 73 (1). doi: 10.1186/s40623-021-01496-z.
- Reitze, MP, Weber, I, Kroll, H, Morlok, A, Hiesinger, H, and Helbert, J. . “Mid-infrared spectroscopy of alkali feldspar samples for space application.” Mineralogy and Petrology 114: 453–463.. doi: 10.1007/s00710-020-00709-9.
- Hiesinger, H, Helbert, J, Alemanno, G, Bauch, K, D'Amore, M, Maturilli, A, Morlok, A, Reitze, M, Stangarone, C, Stojic, A, Varatharajan, I, Weber, I, and and, the M ERT IS-Co-I Team. . “Studying the Composition and Mineralogy of the Hermean Surface with the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) for the BepiColombo Mission: An Update.” Space Science Reviews 216 (6): 110.. doi: 10.1007/s11214-020-00732-4.
- Morlok, A., Weber, I., Stojic, A.N., Sohn, M., Bischoff, A., Martin, D., Hiesinger, H., and Helbert, J. . “Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of aubrite components.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 55: 2080–2096.. doi: 10.1111/maps.13568.
- Weber, I, Stojic, A, Morlok, A, Reitze, M, Markus, K, Hiesinger, H, Pavlov, S, Wirth, R, Schreiber, A, Sohn, M, Hübers, H, and Helbert, J. . “Space weathering by simulated micrometeorite bombardment on natural olivine and pyroxene: A coordinated IR and TEM study.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 530. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115884.
- Bischoff, A., Barrat, J.-A., Berndt, J., Borovicka, J., Burkhardt, C., Busemann, H., Hakenmüller, J., Heinlein, D., Hertzog, J., Kaiser, J., Maden, C., Meier, M.M. M., Morino, P., Pack, A., Patzek, M., Reitze, M.P., Rüfenacht, M., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., Schönbächler, M., Spurny, P., Weber, I., Wimmer, K., and and, Zikmund T. . “The Renchen L5-6 chondrite breccia – the first confirmed meteorite fall from Baden-Württemberg (Germany).” Geochemistry – Chemie der Erde 79: 125525.. doi: 10.1016/j.chemer.2019.07.007.
- Mannel, T., Bentley, M.S., Boakes, P.S., Jeszenszky, H., Ehrenfreund, P., Engrand, C., Koeberl, C., Levasseur-Regourd, A.C., Romstedt, J., Schmied, R., Torkar, K., and Weber, I. . “Dust of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko collected by Rosetta/MIDAS: classification and extension to the nanometre scale.” Astronomy and Astrophysics 1. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834851.
- Morlok, Andreas, Hamann, Christopher, Martin, Dayl, Weber, Iris, Joy, Katherine H., Hiesinger, Harald, Wogelius, Roy, Stojic, Aleksandra, and Helbert, Jorn. . “Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Laser-Produced Basalt Melts for Remote Sensing Application.” Icarus 1. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113410.
- Schröder, Susanne, Rammelkamp, Kristin, Hanke, Franziska, Weber, Iris, Vogt, David Sebastian, Frohmann, Sven, Kubitza, Simon, Böttger, Ute, and Hübers, Heinz-Wilhelm. . “Effects of pulsed laser and plasma interaction on Fe, Ni, Ti, and their oxides for LIBS Raman analysis in extraterrestrial environments.” Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 1. doi: 10.1002/jrs.5650.
- Morlok, A, Klemme, S, Weber, I, Stojic, A, Sohn, M, Hiesinger, H, and Helbert, J. . “Mid-infrared spectroscopy of planetary analogs: A database for planetary remote sensing.” Icarus 324: 86–103. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.02.010.
- Bahrambeygi, Bahram; Moeinzadeh, Hesam; Prakash, Divya; Weber, Iris. . “Raman characteristics of Alpine–Himalayan serpentine polymorphs: A case study of Khankuie ultramafic complex, southeast of Iran.” Journal of Earth System Science 8 / 128 (B): 238. doi: 10.1007/s12040-019-1259-6.
- David, KAET ER, A., ZIEM ANN Martin, Ute, BÖTTG ER, Iris, WEBER, Lutz, HECHT, A., VORO PAEV Sergey, V., KORO CHA NTS EV Alexander, and V., KOCH EROV Andrey. . “The Chelyabinsk meteorite: New insights from a comprehensive electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy study with evidence for graphite in olivine of ordinary chondrites.” Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53: 416–432.
- Weber, Iris | Böttger Ute| Pavlov Sergey G. | Stojic Aleksandra | Hübers Heinz‐Wilhelm | Jessberger Elmar K. . “Raman spectra of hydrous minerals investigated under various environmental conditions in preparation for planetary space missions.” Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 49: 1830–1839.
- Weber, I., Böttger, U., Pavlov, S.G., Hübers, H.-W., Hiesinger, H., and Jessberger, E.K. . “Laser alteration on iron sulfides under various environmental conditions.” Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 2017. doi: 10.1002/jrs.5083.
- Böttger, U., Maiwald, M., Hanke, F., Braune, M., Pavlov, S.G., Schröder, S., Weber, I., Busemann, H., Sumpf, B., Tränkle, G., and Hübers, H.-W. . “Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy applied to extraterrestrial particles returned from the asteroid Itokawa.” Planetary and Space Science 144: 106–111. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2017.05.004.
- Böttger, U., Pavlov, S.G., Deßmann, N., Hanke, F., Weber, I., Fritz, J., and Hübers, H.-W. . “Laser-induced alteration of Raman spectra for micron-sized solid particles.” Planetary and Space Science 2017 (138): 25–32. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2017.02.001.
- Morlok, Andreas, Klemme, Stephan, Weber, Iris, Stojic, Aleksandra, Sohn, Martin, and Hiesinger, Harald. . “IR Spectroscopy of Synthetic Glasses with Mercury Surface Composition: Analogs for Remote Sensing.” Icarus 296: 123–138.
- Bentley, M.S., Schmied, R., Mannel, T., Torkar, K., Jeszenszky, H., Romstedt, J., Levasseur-Regourd, A.-C., Weber, I., Jessberger, E.K., Ehrenfreund, P., Koeberl, C., and Havnes, O. . “Aggregate dust particles at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.” Nature 537 (7618). doi: 10.1038/nature19091.
- Morlok, A., Stojic, A., Weber, I., Hiesinger, H., Zanetti, M., and Helbert, J. . “Mid-infrared bi-directional reflectance spectroscopy of impact melt glasses and tektites.” Icarus 278: 162–179. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.06.013.
- Morlok, A., Stojic, A., Dittmar, I., Hiesinger, H., Tiedeken, M., Sohn, M., Weber, I., and Helbert, H. . “Mid-infrared spectroscopy of impactites from the Nördlinger Ries impact crater.” Icarus 264: 352–368. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.10.003.
- Weber, I., Morlok, A., Bischoff, A., Hiesinger, H., Ward, D., Joy, K., Crowther, S., Jastrzebski, N., Gilmour, J., Clay, P., Wogelius, R., Greenwood, R., Franchi, I., and Münker, C. . “Cosmochemical and spectroscopic properties of Northwest Africa 7325-A consortium study.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 51 (1): 3–30. doi: 10.1111/maps.12586.
- Weber, I., Böttger, U., Pavlov, S.G., Jessberger, E.K., and Hübers, H.-W. . “Mineralogical and Raman spectroscopy studies of natural olivines exposed to different planetary environments.” Planetary and Space Science 104 (B): 163–172..
Research Article (Journal)
- Peter, G., Helbert, J., Hiesinger, H., Weber, I., Walter, I., Arnold, G., and Säuberlich, T. . “The Developing of MERTIS as an advanced process – From the study up to the flight model.” Proceedings of SPIE 8867. doi: 10.1117/12.2024375.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Böttger, U., Hermelink, A., de, Vera J.-P., Fritz, J., Weber, I., and Schulze-Makuch, D.and Hübers H.W. . “Application of Raman Spectroscopy as in-situ technology for the search for life.” in Habitability of Other Planets and Satellites., edited by J.and de Vera J.P. Seckbach. Springer VDI Verlag.
- Böttger, U., de, Vera J.-P., Fritz, J., Weber, I., Hübers, H.-W., and and, Schulze-Makuch D. . “Optimizing the Detection of Carotene in Cyanobacteria in a Martian Regolith Analogue with a Raman Laser Spectrometer on ExoMars.” Planetary and Space Science 60: 356–362.
- Zeh, T., Peter, G., Walter, I., Kopp, E., Knollenberg, J., Helbert, J., Gehardt, A., Weber, I., and Hiesinger, H. . “MERTIS - The Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer Onboard of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter.” Proceedings of ICSO 162.
- Rost, D, Stephan, T, Greshake, A, Fritz, J, Weber, I, Jessberger, EK, and Stöffler, D. . “A combined ToF-SIMS and EMP/SEM study of a three-phase sympletictite in the Los Angeles basaltic shergottite.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 44 (8): 1225–1237. doi: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01219.x.
- Srinivasan, G, Whitehouse, MJ, Weber, I, and Yamaguchi, A. . “The Crystallization Age of Eucrite Zircon.” Science 317 (5836): 345–347. doi: 10.1126/science.1140264.
- Weber, I., Semenenko, V.P., Stephan, T., and Jessberger, E.K. . “TEM investigations of a ‘mysterite’ inclusion from the Krymka LL-chondrite.” Meteoritics Planet. Science 2006 (41): 571–580.
- Semenenko, V.P., Jessberger, E.K., Chaussidon, M., Weber, I., Stephan, T., and Wies, C. . “Carbonaceous xenoliths in the Krymka LL3.1-chondrite: mysteries and established facts.” Geochemica Cosmo. Acta 2005 (69): 2165–2182.
- Weber, I., Bischoff, A., and Weber, D. . “TEM investigations on the monomict ureilites Jalanash and Hammadah al Hamra 064.” Meteoritics Planet. Science 38: 145–156.
- Semenenko, V.P., Bischoff, A., Weber, I., Perron, C., and Girich, A.L. . “Mineralogy of fine-grained material in the Krymka (LL3) chondrite.” Meteoritics Planet. Science 36: 1067–1085.