Principal Investigator Hilke Schlichting
Studying the formation of terrestrial planets is particular fascinating, not only because we live on one, but also because
geochemical and cosmochemical constraints provide a wealth of information about their origin that complements dynamical planet formation models. My group is working on various aspects of terrestrial planet formation. For example, we combined dynamical models of planet formation with geochemical constrains to study late accretion of planetesimals; we also examined atmospheric loss and volatile delivery to the terrestrial planets by planetesimal impacts and giant collisions trying to understand the early Earth’s atmosphere and the origin of its water.