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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

Radon emissions on Mars and the Moon: the contribution of meteorites

10 February 2025

Radon emissions on Mars and the Moon: the contribution of meteorites

An international team of researchers, including members of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP, Université Paris Cité, CNRS) and the Natu...

Director position of the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP)

04 February 2025

Director position of the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP)

The position of Director of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) is vacant as of March 24, 2026.

Michel Diament appointed full member of the Bureau des Longitudes

27 January 2025

Michel Diament appointed full member of the Bureau des Longitudes

By decree of the President of the Republic dated 27 January 2025, Michel Diament, physicist emeritus at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, ha...

A New Perspective on the Age of Saturn’s Rings

23 January 2025

A New Perspective on the Age of Saturn’s Rings

A recent study, published in Nature Geoscience on December 16, 2024, reveals that Saturn's rings may be much older than previously thought.

CO2, an unexpected driver of deep earthquakes beneath ocean ridges

10 January 2025

CO2, an unexpected driver of deep earthquakes beneath ocean ridges

A team from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) has revealed the role of CO2 degassing in deep earthquakes beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridg...

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Key figures

103

103

years of science for the planet in 2024

4

4

French active volcanoes monitored by the IPGP

500

500

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

1

1

observatory on Mars (mission completed in 2022)

404

404

publications in 2022 (including 37 in high impact journals such as Nature, Science and PNAS)

8

8

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

Agenda

04 Mar

Séminaires de Sismologie

A perspective on the causes of shallow tremor and long period seismicity on volcanoes

Speaker: Chris Bean

11 Mar

Séminaires de Sismologie

Enhanced Earthquake Relocation Using Machine Learning

Speaker: Farzaneh Mohammadi

17 Mar

Séminaires thème Intérieurs de la Terre et des planètes

A venir

Speaker: Luc Lavier

20 Mar

Séminaires généraux de l’IPGP

Modélisation dynamique du métabolisme des sociétés: focus sur les ressources fossiles

Speaker: Olivier VIDAL

01 Apr

Séminaires de Sismologie

Anthropogenic Earthquakes: Observations, Mechanisms, and Case Studies from Aswan and Val d’Agri

Speaker: Tony Stabile

03 Apr

Séminaires thème Intérieurs de la Terre et des planètes

TBA

Speaker: David Cébron

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Last publications

Regard V., Carretier S., Moquet Jean-Sébastien, Choy S., Blard P.-H., Bogning S., Mbonda A.P., Mambela E., Paiz M.C., Séranne M., Charreau J., Rouby D., Bouchez J., Gaillardet J., Braun J.-J., Denèle Y.. Corrigendum to “Contrasting physical erosion rates in cratonic catchments: The Ogooué and Mbei rivers, Western Central Africa” [Gondwana Res. 138 (2025) 192–209]. Gondwana Research, Elsevier, April 2025, 140. <10.1016/j.gr.2024.12.004>

Neuville Daniel R., Cormier Laurent. Redox variations in glass manufacturing: effects of oxygen fugacity and temperature on glass and melt properties. Materials Letters, Elsevier, 01 March 2025, 382. <10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137821>

Gastine T., Favier B.. Rotating convection with a melting boundary: An application to the icy moons. Icarus, Elsevier, March 2025, 429. <10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116441>

Panda Debabrata, Cochennec Maxime, Laulier Benjamin, Colombano Stéfan, Bristeau Sébastien, Togola Anne, Devau Nicolas, Lions Julie, van Hullebusch E.D.. Dégradation sonochimique d'acide perfluorooctanesulfonique (PFOS) dans une matrice aqueuse. 04 February 2025.

Gelin Marine, Tharaud Mickaël, Benedetti Marc F.. Volcanic aerosols captured by plants: A study of nanoparticles and their chemical composition. Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, 01 February 2025, 963. <10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178505>

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Our observatories
and stations

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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