The overarching goal of project area A is to quantify the inner solar system’s impactor flux during late accretion, by reconstructing the cratering record of the Moon and the chronology of its crust.

The overarching goal of project area B is to determine the provenance and chemical composition of accreted material in the terrestrial planet region, whether and how the characteristics of the material changed with time, and how planetary compositions were modified during accretionary impacts and magma degassing.

The overarching goal of project area C is to obtain a quantitative understanding of the interplay between impact and magma ocean processes during the late stages of terrestrial planet accretion, by determining how impacts contributed to magma ocean formation and their subsequent evolution, and how magma ocean processes affected the distribution of late-accreted materials and the resulting composition of planetary mantles.

The Information and Data Infrastructure (INF) Project manages research data generated in the TRR 170 subprojects. This data is diverse reflecting the range of methods used, including laboratory and other instrumental data on planetary samples, remote sensing data, geological maps, and model simulations.