CRC TRR 170 - C04: From the Moon-forming impact to the era of late bombardment: the thermochemical evolution of the early Earth-Moon system

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The Moon-forming impact is thought to be the last giant collision event that Earth experienced, marking the end of Earth`s accretion process and setting the initial conditions for the subsequent thermochemical evolution of the Earth and the Moon. The aim of the project is to model different scenarios for the formation of the Moon and other giant collision events during late accretion, the formation of magma oceans, and the subsequent cooling history of Earth and Moon. The goal is to define the thermochemical condition at the time of the late veneer on both bodies. In the end, this subproject aims at providing a model that is consistent with the geochemical signature of the Earth and the Moon.