Center Overview:

The Center brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines, including earth sciences and planetary sciences. It encompasses a broad array of sub-disciplines, covering seismology, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, comparative planetology, space physics, molecular and quantum simulation, numerical simulation of geodynamics, and high temperature and pressure experiments. The center has established advanced supporting platforms, including the Beijing Space Environment National Field Observation Research Station, the Heilongjiang Mohe Geophysical National Field Observation Research Station (parts of the National Meridian Project), the Hainan Incoherent Scatter Radar, the Cold Lake Planetary Geology Observation Center, a large-scale mobile seismic detection array, and a micro-nano analysis platform consisting of nano-ion probe, focused ion beam, field emission scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope. Additional infrastructure includes a supercomputing platform, geomagnetic and paleomagnetic laboratory, rare gas laboratory, high temperature and pressure laboratory.

Overall Positioning:

The Center focuses on advancing frontiers in Earth and planetary science by studying planetary interiors and space physical environments. It aims to deepen the understanding the formation and evolution of planetary Earth habitability. The center servs national strategic needs, and committed to building a distinctive, world-class research institution in Earth and planetary physics.

Research Directions and Features:

The Center focuses on understanding Earth and planetary interiors and space physical environments, with the goal of understanding the formation and evolution of planetary Earth habitability. It addresses national strategic needs related to deep space exploration, national defense security, and resource environment. Main research directions include:

■ Planetary Systems: This research focuses on studying interaction mechanisms between Earth and planetary internal processes with biosphere, atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere. The aim is to explore the role of internal processes and space environment in the formation and evolution of planetary habitability.

■ Space Environment: This area of study investigates the structure and changes of Earth's space environment, exploring changes and driving mechanisms of solar system planets' magnetospheres, ionospheres, and middle-upper atmospheres of planets within the solar system.

■ Internal Structure: Research in this direction focuses on the composition, structure, and dynamics of planetary cores and mantles, with comparative studies of the internal material composition and structure of the Moon, Mars, and other planets.