CRC TRR 170 - A06: Comparative morphologies, ejecta plains, and ages of impact basins on the Moon and Mercury
Basic data for this project
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2024 | 1st Funding period
Description
We will carry out a comparative study to identify, characterize, and date basins (>300 km) and large craters on the Moon and Mercury. We will study the crater production functions on ejecta blankets of the basins, which may reveal similarities and differences of the cratering process and specifically, whether the cratering process remained constant over time within the inner Solar System. In particular, the statistics of craters on the so-called "light plains" on both planets may help us to further constrain the sequence and ages of basin-forming Events.
Keywords: Morphologie; Auswurfdecken; Mond; Merkur
Website of the project: https://www.trr170-lateaccretion.de
DFG-Gepris-ID: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/436444440
Funding identifier: TRR 170/2 | DFG project number: 263649064
Funder / funding scheme:
- DFG - Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)
Project management at the University of Münster
| Hiesinger, Harald | Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger) |
Applicants from the University of Münster
| Hiesinger, Harald | Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger) |
Project partners outside the University of Münster
- Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)Germany