• Experiments

    CoMPaSS logo
    © Paula M. Heitmann

    CoMPaSS

    CoMPaSS is a cryogenic sedimentation chamber designed to investigate the adhesion of micrometer-sized ice particles.

    NICE logo
    © Niclas Sondermann

    NICE

    The NICE (Nici’s Icy Collision Experiment) project investigates the collision processes of water-ice pebbles under conditions that resemble those in the early solar system.

    PlaTuS logo
    © Nathalie S. Walter

    PlaTuS

    PlaTuS (Planetary Tube Sampler) is a tube sampler designed to collect samples from planetary surfaces.

    VADER Logo
    © Philipp-Marius Kost (IfP)

    VADER

    VADER (Vacuum Angle of Repose Determination Experiment under Reduced Gravity) investigates grain size and gravity dependent avalanching of granular material.