CRC TRR 170 - A05: Chronology of lunar crust formation and its relation to the age of the Moon

Basic data for this project

Type of projectSubproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster01/01/2020 - 31/12/2024 | 1st Funding period

Description

There is general consensus that the giant Moon-forming impact resulted in large-scale melting and formation of a global lunar magma ocean, but the timing of the impact and the duration of magma ocean crystalliza-tion and crust formation are debated. In this project, we will combine new chronological data for the duration of lunar crust formation with petrological constraints on magma ocean differentiation, and with realistic thermal models of the lunar magma ocean. This multifaceted approach will provide new and firm constraints on the timescales of the Moon's formation and differentiation, and on the connection between formation of the Moon, the onset of late accretion, and the chronology of the lunar cratering record.

KeywordsGeowissenschaften; Mond
Website of the projecthttps://www.trr170-lateaccretion.de
DFG-Gepris-IDhttps://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/436444377
Funding identifierTRR 170/2 | DFG project number: 263649064
Funder / funding scheme
  • DFG - Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)

Project management at the University of Münster

Kleine, Thorsten
Professorship for experimental and analytical planetology (Prof. Kleine)
Klemme, Stephan
Professur für Petrologie (Prof. Klemme)

Applicants from the University of Münster

Kleine, Thorsten
Professorship for experimental and analytical planetology (Prof. Kleine)
Klemme, Stephan
Professur für Petrologie (Prof. Klemme)

Research associates from the University of Münster

Haupt, Cordula Pauline
Professur für Petrologie (Prof. Klemme)
Schneider, Jonas Michel
Professorship for experimental and analytical planetology (Prof. Kleine)

Project partners outside the University of Münster

  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)Germany