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Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites The Origin and Formation of Micrometeorites – From Fundamental Research to Citizen Science Besides large asteroid impacts, micrometeorites represent the largest amount of extra-terrestrial material that has continuously reached our planet throughout Earth's history. Approximately 40,000 tons of extra-terrestrial material enter our atmosphere each year. Of this, about 1,600 tons per year land on our surface as micrometeorites; the remainder likely vaporizes.
Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Monturaqui impact crater - A showpiece for small crater formation processes and habitability changes The Monturaqui impact crater (MIC) is one of ~200 impact craters known on Earth and the only known impact structure in Chile. It is located at the foothills of the Andean Mountains.
Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Formation of carbonaceous cosmic dust revealed by samples returned from asteroid Ryugu carbonaceous cosmic dust revealed by samples returned from asteroid Ryugu
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Layered intrusions and associated mineral deposits Layered intrusions are stratified igneous bodies, which are of outstanding petrologic and economic importance. We investigate their formation, mineralisation and cooling history.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Projects of the department Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Projects at the Musem für Naturkunde in the department „Solar System, Impact & Meteorites"
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites The Ribbeck meteorite fall The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin initiated with partners a search campaign with the goal to find the meteorites, classify and study them, and to show them in the Museum’s exhibition.
Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Earth Sciences Investigating Volatile-Related Processes on Rocky Planetary Bodies In this interdisciplinary project funded by the German Research Foundation, we try to understand how endogenic mafic material on differentiated planetary surfaces interacts with exogenic volatile-bearing material during or after an impact event. In doing so, the disciplines general geology, remote sensing and mineralogy/geochemistry are combined.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Planetary Defence against Asteroid Impacts Planetary Defence at Museum für Naturkunde: Our team of scientist studies the consequences of asteroid impacts and the possibilities to mitigate these.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Impact risk for lunar infrastructure Direct impacts and material ejected from craters pose a risk for lunar infrastructure. In this project, we analyse this risk and the damage levels for key infrastructures.
Social Innovation Unit Research Protection of Species Biodiversity Citizen Science Berlin’s Community Gardens promote Pollinator Conservation Together with Berlin community gardens, we are developing a decision-making tool to choose the right intervention for promoting biodiversity in your own garden.
Social Innovation Unit Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Citizen Science Society Climate Change Cooperation Cultural Heritage Mind the Water. Voices from Berlin and Brandenburg Eine Person verknüpft Objekte mit globalen Themen während einer Veranstaltung des Projekts Natur der Dinge.
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Data Management Collection Workshop focussing on the Umlauff Natural History Trading House Historical letter head of the company Provenance, Science & Profit: Natural History Museums and the Global Network of the Umlauff Natural History Trading House
SP2 Collection Future Research Research Infrastructure Transfer Open Museum Database Knowledge Transfer Research Data Management Collection Open Science Digitalization Cooperation OSIRIS - Open collection, information and research infrastructure OSIRIS is a consortium and a cooperation project of (currently) 17 supporting and other partner institutions to create the basis for an integrated inter- and transdisciplinary collection, information and research infrastructure for the first time worldwide.
SP3 Society and Nature Public Policy Research The Public Policy Research working group investigates the interplay between science and politics. The focus is on the possibilities and constraints of evidence-based policy design in complex problem situations at the interface between society and nature.
SP2 Collection Future Research Politics Knowledge Transfer Research Data Management Collection Open Working Group “FIND – Women in Natural History” Anyone visiting the mammal collection at the Museum für Naturkunde will come across a specimen of a musk ox in the corridors with an enlargement of this historical photograph on the wall behind it. But who are the two smiling women photographed sitting on the animal with taxidermied bears in their
SP2 Collection Future Collections Management Loans for Exhibitions Loan Object
SP2 Collection Future Research Data Management Sustainable data practices and infrastructures in biodiversity science Pollinating insects on a flower The biodiversity community faces the challenge to evaluate and improve the sustainability of its data practices and infrastructures to ensure that they are future-proof and resource-efficient. An all-round evaluation of sustainability in biodiversity informatics requires to address, alongside financial viability, also the fair use of natural resources required by infrastructure development and maintenance, and the availability of biodiversity data for all interested stakeholders, irrespective of constraints such as economic resources or location.
SP3 Society and Nature Research Science Communication Citizen Science “Trust in Citizen Science” - Research on trust in citizen science Science opens up to society: research on trust in citizen science at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature SP3 Society and Nature Education & Outreach Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Biodiversity Citizen Science Vielfalt Verstehen – Natur erforschen und erleben (Understanding Diversity) Vielfalt Verstehen is a joint research and education project that focuses on biodiversity in Berlin.
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Database Research Data Management Digitalization WiNoDa In the project WiNoDa (Knowledge Laboratory for Natural Science Collections and Object-Related Data), a data competence center is being developed that focuses on research of natural science collections.

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