Project description
Earth's geology helps trace the evolution of the motion of our solar system
As the Earth spins around its axis and rotates around the sun, its motion changes over time due to the gravitational pull of the moon and other planets. Evidence suggests that, over millions of years, these variations have significantly altered the Earth's climate. Mathematical models using changes in Earth’s orbit and spin to derive changes in the geological record have taken us back to the end of the Mesozoic era (66 million years ago) when the age of the dinosaurs ended, but it is difficult to 'see' further into the past. The EU-funded AstroGeo project is tackling the problem in reverse; the team plans to use the geological record to predict the orbital evolution of the solar system earlier than previously possible. A database of solutions will provide a new window on the evolution of our solar system.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencespalaeontologypaleoclimatology
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistory
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesnatural satellites
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ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantHost institution
75794 Paris
France
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75006 Paris
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