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MicroLIBS: a small French instrument with big ambitions for Mars exploration

Following the success of French contributions to NASA’s Mars rovers, CNES and IRAP are developing a miniaturized version of these instruments for future Mars and Moon missions. If you follow […]

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Unprecedented mineral and organic compounds discovered in Mars’ Jezero Crater

The Perseverance rover has uncovered sedimentary rocks containing minerals and organic matter organized into structures never before seen on Mars, opening up new perspectives on the Red Planet’s past habitability. […]

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Ganymede and Callisto: frozen destinies with divergent origins

Two icy moons of Jupiter, although similar in size and proximity, have radically different internal structures. A new study suggests that this dichotomy has its origins in their formation, challenging […]

Research teams

Dynamics of Planetary Interiors (DIP)

Physics of the Sun, Stars and Exoplanets (PS2E)

Planets, Environments and Space Plasmas (PEPS)

Projects

DEMETER / IDP

EISCAT / EISCAT 3D

EnVision

Rosetta / Rosina

SWARM

Taranis / IDEE and Xgre

SNO

CLUSTER / CIS

HelioSwarm

Mars 2020 / SuperCam

MMS

MSL / ChemCAM

SuperDARN

TARANIS