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Sulfur Cycle on Mercury: An experimental and theoretical study (SULFURONMERCURY)
Start date: Jun 15, 2014, End date: Jun 14, 2016,
"Ongoing measurements of the surface of Mercury by the MESSENGER spacecraft (NASA) indicate that it is covered with basaltic lavas unusually rich in sulfur (up to 4 wt.% S). Such values are significantly higher than those reported for any basaltic composition on Earth. Understanding the geochemical cycle of sulfur on Mercury is essential to constrain large-scale processes of planetary differentiat ...
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Solubility of volatiles in magmas (SolVoM)
Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2014,
Volcanic eruptions may have serious human and economic consequences (e.g., ash clouds, large cities close to active volcanic systems). The eruptive styles and mechanisms are mainly dependent on degassing processes in magmas. The main dissolved gases are H2O and CO2 and understanding the solubility of mixed volatiles, such as H2O and CO2, in silicate melts as well as the partitioning of volatiles ...
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Late-stage evolution of the lunar magma ocean: an experimental study (LUNARMAGMAOCEAN)
Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2014,
"The origin of the Moon has been attributed to a giant impact involving a Mars-sized asteroid and the proto-Earth. Energy liberated in this catastrophic event was sufficient to melt a substantial portion of the Moon, a likely cause of a global “Lunar Magma Ocean". This LMO developed early at ca. 4.5 Ga and its crystallization appears to have produced an anorthositic crust and deep cumulate rocks f ...
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