Welcome at the Institute for Planetology
Education
The Institut für Planetologie performs teaching and research in Planetary Sciences with a
particularly interdisciplinary approach including geochemical,
geological, geophysical, and mineralogical methods. It provides
graduate teaching and training in these disciplines and in the relevant
technologies.
Research
The general research theme
is the solar system, its origin, history and present status. The
objects studied are planets and their satellites, meteorites, impact
craters, comets, interplanetary dust particles (IDPs), and the presolar
nebula. Research activities and results are presented for the general
public through WWU press releases.
Facilities and Cooperations
The
available research facilities consist of state-of-the-art and
comprehensive microanalytical laboratories (interdisciplinary center
for electron microscopy and microanalysis ICEM), a cluster of Unix and Linux workstations and PCs, image processing and the required sample preparation equipment.
The
institute actively participates in various space experiments and in
general is lively embedded in many national and international cooperations. It is also central to the coordination of the DFG Priority Program 1115 "Mars and the Terrestrial Planets".
LROC on LRO LROC at IFP LROC at NASA Liftoff 2009-06-18
LROC on LRO LROC at IFP LROC at NASA Liftoff 2009-06-18
Open Position
The Institute of Planetology at the Westphalian Wilhelms’ University Münster invites applications for a post-doctoral position corresponding to the
Assistant Professor level
Upcoming Launches
Raman/LIBS Spectrometer on ExoMarsWinter 2013
Raman/LIBS Spectrometer on ExoMarsWinter 2013
MERTIS on BepiColomboSummer 2014
MERTIS on BepiColomboSummer 2014
On its way to Mercury
Next phase of MERTIS project starts at WWU
Muenster (upm), April 2nd 2009
