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The Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTerre) is a joint research unit of the CNRS, Grenoble-Alpes University, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, the IRD, and Gustave Eiffel University. ISTerre is a leading laboratory for Grenoble’s Universe Sciences Observatory (OSUG) whose research focuses primarily on the physical and chemical study of the planet Earth. By combining observations of natural objects, experimentation, and the modeling of complex phenomena, ISTerre strives toward a deeper (…)

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[Video] The peaks of Grenoble
Do you really know the mountains that surround the city of Grenoble? What are the age and formation conditions of the Chartreuse, Vercors and Belledonne massifs?
A team of geologists from Grenoble’s Institut des sciences de la Terre (Earth Sciences Institute) use their morphology and the rocks that make them up to introduce us to the geological history of these massifs.
In a new series of educational french videos by Emilie Janots and Carole Cordier, (…)