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GeoPlaNet Erasmus Mundus Master selected !
GeoPlaNet-SP partners are pleased to announce the selection of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master project GeoPlaNet ! The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master GEOPLANET is the result of a long-standing...
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Anciens réseaux de vallées et glaciations sur Mars
Le retrait des grandes nappes glaciaires du Quaternaire sur la Terre a exposé des paysages saisissants, notamment de vastes champs de sol affouillé et des caractéristiques linéaires massives...
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PROMISES project by Christophe Sotin funded by the ERC
There is growing evidence that heavy organic molecules are a major component of the outer solar system bodies such as icy moons, comets, and Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Density profiles...
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LPG - Doctorate PhD 2022
Each year, The "Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences" welcome students to prepare doctorate, in earth and Planets Sciences. You will find below, by way of example, the thesis subjects...
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Exhibition and show "Ils remontent le temps"
The exhibition consists of images captured during several paleoclimatology sea campaigns in 2016 in both poles (Acclimate, Rockall-Mingulay and STEP). The scientific challenge of accessing climate...
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Proposal of a thesis subject at LPG
"Inferring tidal and loading effects in the gravity field of Mars and Venus"In September 2022, in Nantes, France In absence of global seismic data, gravimetric measurements from the orbit are...
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LIFE REVERS'EAU : improvement of the ecological status of the Loire estuary waters
The objective of the European project LIFE REVERS'EAU is to define the potential role of phosphorus and chemical reducing species stocks contained in the surface sediment in the aggravation of...
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EnVision ESA Mission | The LPG team, scientific leader of the Radio Science experiment
Selected by ESA's Science Program Committee, the EnVision space mission will be launched in 2032. It will be the fifth medium-class mission of the Cosmic Vision plan. This orbiter to the planet...
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CEISAM and LPG are developing an experimental approach to study insoluble organic matter in ice satellites
It is only very recently that evidence has been obtained suggesting that a significant amount of insoluble organic matter is present in solar system objects that are sufficiently distant from the...
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Mission to the outlet of the Kronebreen glacier in the Arctic
The Svalbard Islands are currently the area of the Arctic most affected by the effects of climate change. In the archipelago, the numerous fjords show more or less advanced signs of its...
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Researchers establish new timeline for ancient magnetic field on Mars
Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier and much later in the planet's history than scientists have previously known. A planet’s global magnetic field arises from what scientists call a...
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Reading rocks to find water on early Mars is an interesting scientific challenge
A 200-metre-high cliff at the edge of one of the largest impact craters in the solar system tells the story of an ancient water landscape. The cliff consists of sedimentary rocks, 3.7 billion years old,...
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Welcome to the LPG website
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.
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Events
| Tuesday 04 October, 13:00 Séminaire "Bilan d’étape après 10 ans de fonctionnement de la méthode FMNEAR d’inversion des formes d’ondes en France métropolitaine" par Bertrand Delouis (Géoazur) |
| Thursday 06 October, 13:00 Séminaire "Comprendre les intéractions entre déformation crustale et évolution du paysage" par Benjamin Gérard (LPG) |
| Thursday 13 October, 13:00 Séminaire d'Olivier Bollengier (LPG) |
