November 24th, 2023
In 2017, the LPG and its research partners created the GeoPlaNet consortium. The aim: to promote the mobility of young researchers within the network. “But not just researchers, students too!” […]
November 24th, 2023
As water flows over soluble rock, it can create remarkable patterns in nature, often with sharp points. Gouge marks, concave depressions surrounded by ridges, are a common example. By combining […]
June 16th, 2023
My thesis aims to gain a new understanding of how ground ice and associated processes influence surface geomorphology on Earth and on Mars. I investigate two landforms: molards and thermal-contraction […]
May 15th, 2023
AAS is a research training for French and international scientists (PhD students, post-docs, academic and industrial partners) to acquire professional skills in coastal ecosystem functioning. Angers Autumn School AAS – […]
April 17th, 2023
1- Ganymede, numerical simulations, fluid layers The ESA Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) launched in April 2023 will explore Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon in great details from 2034. Besides being […]
April 12th, 2023
In the framework of the ERC PROMISES (Presence and Role of Organic Matter in Icy Satellites and ExtraSolar planets), the Laboratory of Planetology and Geosciences (LPG) of Nantes recruits a […]
March 27th, 2023
On April 14 at 14:14, the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft, Juice, is launched to the Jupiter system from the Kourou launch base (French Guiana) aboard an […]
March 22nd, 2023
The past marine carbon cycle can be reconstructed by geochemical indicators measured on foraminiferal shells. In the ECO-FOR project, we explored the use of elemental ratios (e.g. Sr/Ca, B/Ca, Li/Ca) […]
December 21st, 2022
In excessively high doses in soils, as is the case in some vineyards treated with Bordeaux mixture for more than a century to control mildew, copper (Cu) can be toxic […]