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Estimer la taille du noyau de Mercure
Communiqué de presse INSU du 21 août 2019 D’une taille de 2 060 km, le noyau de Mercure est plus gros de 50 km qu’on ne le croyait jusqu’ici : c’est ce qu’ont découvert trois chercheurs du...
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GeoPlaNExT project selected!
Through the spectacular and steady progress of space exploration, a new discipline has emerged over the past 30 years: planetary geosciences. Training specialists in understanding the evolutionary...
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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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Ph Defense
Briz PARENT "Development of a biotic index based on benthic foraminifera; application in the French Mediterranean coastal waters" 11th september at 14 p.m. - Amphitheatre L005 of the Sciences...
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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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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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