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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

Cosmochemistry in the service of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis: copper reveals its isotopic secrets

17 June 2026

Cosmochemistry in the service of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis: copper reveals its isotopic secrets

A multidisciplinary study led by researchers at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), in collaboration with teams from the Faculty of Hea...

Are the hidden currents of Ganymede’s ocean finally detectable?

15 June 2026

Are the hidden currents of Ganymede’s ocean finally detectable?

A study conducted by researchers from the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP) and CNRS shows that the convection motions driving the hidden ...

Discovery of CO₂ hydrates off the coast of Mayotte: a unique site for studying carbon storage in the ocean

12 June 2026

Discovery of CO₂ hydrates off the coast of Mayotte: a unique site for studying carbon storage in the ocean

More than 120 CO₂ hydrate deposits were discovered at the Fer à Cheval site, 10 km east of Petite Terre (Mayotte), during the Geoflamme campaign co-le...

Publication of the IPGP 2025 Annual Report

11 June 2026

Publication of the IPGP 2025 Annual Report

The IPGP Annual Report, published in both French and English, aims to share with the widest possible audience our enthusiasm for the research carried ...

SOUFRIÈRE_50: a week to revisit fifty years of scientific progress and meet the challenges of 21st-century volcanology

04 June 2026

SOUFRIÈRE_50: a week to revisit fifty years of scientific progress and meet the challenges of 21st-century volcanology

Press Release - Fifty years after the 1976–1977 eruption of La Soufrière de Guadeloupe—an event that left a profound mark on Guadeloupe, as well as on...

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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

22 Jun

Planetary science seminars

Revealing the Hidden Structure of Planetary Bodies through Geodetic and Geophysical Constraints

Speaker: Antonio Genova

23 Jun

Séminaires de Sismologie

Fifty years of CMTs: insights and opportunities from old and new data

Speaker: Meredith Nettles

24 Jun

Séminaires Géosciences Marines

Séismes majeurs et tsunamis : peuvent-ils frapper le Québec ?

Speaker: Guillaume Saint-Onge

24 Jun

Séminaires Paléomagnétisme

Micromagnetic Tomography: New Paleointensity techniques

Speaker: Ricardo Trindade (Brazil)

26 Jun

Séminaires Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales

The Australian Desert Fireball Network: from natural impactors to space debris.

Speaker: Eleanor Sansom

30 Jun

Séminaires communs Volcanologie et Sismologie

Neural Network Nodal Ambient Noise Tomography: a passive seismic tool for unveiling high-enthalpy fluid-rich systems

Speaker: Douglas Stumpp

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Our observatories
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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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