Formation and evolution of large impact basins on the Moo (A04)

• Subject Area: Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 263649064

We will refine our understanding of the late accretion history of the Moon by analysing the near-surface and deep structure of large impact basins using remote sensing gravity (GRAIL) and topography (LOLA) data. We also will improve our knowledge of the timing and processes of lunar basin formation by studying the origin of studied surface samples, which are affected by the impact gardening process, specifically emplacement and migration of ejecta material. Finally, by using numerical models we will to estimate the energy (and mass) of the impactors as well as assess the character of the lunar environment at the time the basins formed.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 170: Late Accretion onto Terrestrial Planets
• Applicant Institution: Universität Münster
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Jürgen Oberst; Professor Dr. Kai Wünnemann