Moon

To understand the processes that create the moon’s thin atmosphere, researchers have examined lunar samples from the Apollo missions. more

Cosmochemical investigations on the heritage of volatiles in Earth, Mars, and the Moon more

The MPS researcher investigates volcanic eruptions on Earth, the Moon and Mercury and looks closely at the interactions between gases and minerals. more

IMPRS alumn Valentin Bickel is awarded the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his outstanding Doctoral Thesis on the Analysis of Lunar Rockfalls more

High-precision laboratory studies of meteorites as well as terrestrial and lunar rocks, which reveal tiny differences in isotopic composition, provide valuable insights into the formation and evolution of the early Solar System, enable dating important events, and help us understand how our Solar System with its planets, moons, and small bodies became what it is today. more