CRC TRR 170 - C02: Modelling giant impacts and the subsequent thermochemical evolution of liquid metal in a convecting magma ocean
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 | 2nd Funding period
Description
Giant impacts on Earth heavily influenced core formation and may have contributed to late accretion of material, but many details of these processes and their influence on the geochemical signature of Earth`s mantle remain unclear. The aim of the project is to model how the material delivered by giant impacts was dispersed upon impact into particles or clumps, and how the metallic components settled in a magma ocean. The combined impact and magma ocean modelling approach including solidification processes will shed new light on how accreted material was incorporated in Earth`s mantle and core.
Keywords: Kernbildung; Erde; Magmaozean
Website of the project: https://www.trr170-lateaccretion.de
DFG-Gepris-ID: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/290760073
Funding identifier: TRR 170/2 | DFG project number: 263649064
Funder / funding scheme:
- DFG - Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)
Project management at the University of Münster
| Hansen, Ulrich | Professur für Geophysik (Prof. Hansen) |
Applicants from the University of Münster
| Hansen, Ulrich | Professur für Geophysik (Prof. Hansen) |