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Research themes

Earth and Planetary Interiors

Study of the structure and internal dynamics of planets and their evolution through geological time.
Natural Hazards

By combining several approaches, study of major issues such as eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides or magnetic storms.
Earth System Science

Measuring, understanding and modelling the functioning of our planet's surface, also called the Critical Zone.
Origins

Study of the primordial processes that led to the formation of the Solar System and the emergence of life on Earth.

News

Jérôme Vergne becomes the new Director of the OVSM-IPGP

09 July 2024

Jérôme Vergne becomes the new Director of the OVSM-IPGP

Committed to the various aspects of observing and monitoring telluric phenomena, Jérôme Vergne joined the IPGP on 1 July 2024 as Director of the Volca...

Evidence of magmatically induced faults at the East Pacific Rise

25 June 2024

Evidence of magmatically induced faults at the East Pacific Rise

By comparison of ultra-high-resolution 3-D seismic imagery and bathymetry data collected at the East Pacific Rise (EPR) 9º50'N, researchers reveal the...

Charles Le Losq appointed member of the Institut Universitaire de France

14 June 2024

Charles Le Losq appointed member of the Institut Universitaire de France

The role of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) is to encourage the development of high-level research in universities and to strengthen interd...

NASA will measure earthquakes on the Moon using technologies developed for the InSight mission on Mars

30 May 2024

NASA will measure earthquakes on the Moon using technologies developed for the InSight mission on Mars

The technology of the two seismometers that are part of NASA's Farside Seismic Suite instrument has detected more than a thousand earthquakes on the R...

The exceptional magnetic storm observed by the IPGP

17 May 2024

The exceptional magnetic storm observed by the IPGP

On 10 and 11 May, a large part of the northern hemisphere was able to observe the aurora borealis at exceptionally low latitudes. These luminous pheno...

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Key figures

100

100

years of science for the planet

4

4

French active volcanoes monitored by the IPGP

520

520

staff members (researchers, engineers, technicians, administrative staff, post-docs and PhD candidates)

1

1

observatory on Mars

512

512

publications in 2021 (including 25 in high impact journals such as Nature, Science and PNAS)

7

7

locations: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion Island, Chambon-la-Forêt, Champs-sur-Marne and 2 locations in Paris

Agenda

19 Sep

Séminaires thème Intérieurs de la Terre et des planètes

Séminaire de Thème - Earth’s mantle composition revealed by mantle plumes

Speaker: Catherine Chauvel

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Last publications

Braud Isabelle, Pierret Marie-Claire, Longuevergne Laurent, Ayral Pierre-Alain, Boithias Laurie, Boudevillain Brice, Cohard Jean-Martial, Coulouma Guillaume, Fovet Ophélie, Henine Hocine, Lajeunesse Eric, Le Bouteiller Caroline, Legout Cédric, Maréchal Jean-Christophe, Molenat Jérôme, Moquet Jean-Sébastien, Nabucet Jean, Nord Guillaume, Payrastre Olivier, Rivière Agnès, Rodriguez Fabrice. Quels usages des données des observatoires de la zone critique (IR OZCAR) pour répondre aux enjeux des territoires ?. 17 September 2024.

Thiery Yannick, Guerrero Iturbe Jesus, Padois Eliott, Colas Bastien, Jarman David, Marturia Jordi, Echeverria Anna, Virely Didier, Gasc-Barbier Muriel, Peruzzetto Marc. Rock Slope Failures in Pyrenean Mountains: identification, description, spatialization and questions. 10 September 2024.

Berthelot Alice, Romeo Elodie, Dagany Xavier, Deschamps Thierry, Herry Eliot, Kineider Robin, Leon Yannis De, Brassac Emmeline, Kermouche Guillaume, Barthel Etienne, Martinet Christine. Strength of Brillouin spectroscopy to identify spatial densification model in indented silica. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier, 01 September 2024, 639. <10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123058>

Merlet Sébastien, Le Moigne Nicolas, Pajot-Métivier Gwendoline, Bernard Jean-Daniel, Littel Frédéric, Boy Jean-Paul, Rosat Séverine, Gabalda Germinal, Seoane Lucia, Bonvalot Sylvain, Champollion Cédric, Memin Anthony, Maia Marcia, Charade Olivier. French gravimetry organization and its instrumental park. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, September 2024, 27.

Rubin David, Rozier Olivier, Narteau Clément, Courrech Du Pont Sylvain. Simulations of dune morphology under tri-directional wind regimes and application to dunes on Mars. Aeolian Research, Elsevier, September 2024, 67-69. <10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100922>

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Mars
Mars

InSight National Observation Service

National Observation Service

The NASA InSight mission deployed a geophysical observatory on the surface of Mars at the end of 2018, performing simultaneous seismic, geodetic and magnetic measurements. This National Observation Service is supported by the IPGP, together with several French laboratories and observatories (in particular the LPG and GEOAZUR).

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