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The '''Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris''' ({{IPA|fr|ɛ̃stity də fizik dy ɡlɔb də paʁi}}, {{lit|Paris Institute of Earth Physics}}; abbr. '''IPGP''') is a French governmental, non-profit research and higher education establishment located in [[Paris]], dedicated to the study of earth and planetary sciences by combining observations, laboratory analysis and construction of conceptual analogical and numerical models.

IPGP is part of [[CNRS]] (UMR 7154) and University Paris-Diderot. It is the second largest CNRS research unit in France. The institute has 14 research divisions and 6 observatories.  IPGP is also in charge by the French government of monitoring the active volcanoes on French territories in addition to the management of the worldwide network of seismological stations GEOSCOPE, and a major contribution to the worldwide network of magnetic observatories [[Intermagnet]]. IPGP maintains permanent [[volcano]]logic observatories on the islands of [[Réunion]] ([[Piton de la Fournaise]]), [[Guadeloupe]] ([[La Grande Soufrière|La Soufrière]]), and [[Martinique]] ([[Mount Pelée]]). The institute also maintains several analytical facilities in applied geophysics as well as a park of a variety of geophysical instruments.<ref>[https://hal-hceres.archives-ouvertes.fr/hceres-02026360/document RAPPORT D’ÉVALUATION DE L’INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS (IPGP)]</ref>

IPGP maintains three campuses in the Paris area. Until 2010, its main headquarters location is inside the [[Jussieu Campus]] in the [[5th arrondissement, Paris|5th arrondissement]] of Paris. After 2010, it moved into a state of the art dedicated facility adjacent to the [[Jussieu Campus]], in front of the [[Jardin des Plantes]]. IPGP has a second campus located in Paris-Diderot University in the [[13th arrondissement, Paris|13th arrondissement]] of Paris where the geodesy and space sciences research, and undergrad teaching are done. The third campus is located 6&nbsp;km to the east of Paris where it conducts space and planetary science activities ranging from building geophysical space instruments and sensors to planetary data analysis. IPGP maintain a staff of nearly 500 persons.<ref>[https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/business-story/ipgp-en-exclu-le-son-de-mars-1213967 IPGP : en exclu, le son de Mars]</ref>

The lead investigator (P.I.) for the seismometer instrument on the international space mission to Mars, [[InSight]] (launched 2018) is from this institute.<ref name='SEIS Home'>[https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/mission/instruments/seis/ InSight Seismometer]. NASA. Accessed 17 July 2018.</ref> [[Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure]] (SEIS) is a seismometer intended to operate on the surface of the planet Mars, hopefully increasing understanding of that planet and in turn the [[Solar System]] and Earth interiors.

== See also==
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* [[Grands établissements]]

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== External links ==

* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.ipgp.fr/ IPGP website]

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