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"Les gemmes de l'Himalaya, promenade géologique pour découvrir la naissance des gemmes"

Benjamin Rondeau, maître de conférences au LPG, proposera une conférence le mardi 18 juin prochain, à 20h30 au Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nantes. L'Himalaya est une chaîne de montagne qui a...

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GeoPlaNet Analogue Field school on Fluid-Rock Interactions in the Solar System)

The Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique organises the GeoPlaNet Analogue Field school on Fluid-Rock Interactions in the Solar System from September 23th to October 1st 2019. This event is...

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A new addition to the high-pressure platform!

In 2017, the LPG boosted its high-pressure / high-temperature test platform through the acquisition of a new piston-cylinder device. High-pressure testing is unrivalled when it comes to studying...

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MARMITE project

or MAgnetic inteRactions at Mercury between the InTerior and the Exosphere Understanding the similarities and differences among bodies within the solar system is a very powerful tool for unraveling...

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NEWTON PROJECT

NEWTON - NEW portable multi-sensor scienTific instrument for non-invasive ON-site characterisation of rock from planetary surface and sub-surfaces. The Problem Apart from the Earth, the Moon,...

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Last publications

C. Jodry, S. Palma Lopes, Y. Fargier, M. Sanchez-Angulo and P. Côte. 2D-ERT monitoring of soil moisture seasonal behaviour in a river levee: A case study, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Vol. 167, pp. 140-151, August, 2019. [More]

K. J. Pinheiro, H. Amit and F. Terra-Nova. Geomagnetic jerk features produced using synthetic core flow models, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Vol. 291, pp. 35 - 53. 2019. [More]

C. Ong, V. Carrère, S. Chabrillat, R. Clark, T. Hoefen and R. Kokaly et al. Imaging Spectroscopy for the Detection, Assessment and Monitoring of Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards, Surveys in Geophysics, Mar, 2019. [More]

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Welcome to the Laboratory of Planetology and Geodynamics website.

Our laboratory is a mixed research unit which depends on the CNRS, and the universities of Nantes and Angers. It includes one hundred of research actors working on four thematics : Changing Marine Systems, Planet Earth, Diverse Icy Worlds and Terrestrials Planets.

On this website, you will find all the information about our research, the life of our laboratory, university training associated with our research, and the various actions we take to communicate with the public.