Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Abbreviation	MPS
Formation	1934 (founded as the Luftwaffe test grounds in Rechlin/Mecklenburg) / July 1, 2004 (renamed to the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research)
Type	Research Institute
Location	Göttingen, Germany;
Managing Director	Prof. Dr. Laurent Gizon
Parent organization	Max Planck Society
Affiliations	Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research / Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
Staff	320
Website	www.mps.mpg.de

The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (abbreviation: MPS; German: Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung) is a research institute in astronomy and astrophysics located in Göttingen, Germany, where it relocated in February 2014 from the nearby village of Lindau.^[1]^[2] The exploration of the Solar System is the central theme for research done at this institute.

MPS is a part of the Max Planck Society, which operates 80 research facilities in Germany.

^ 'Neubau' Archived 2015-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (in German) on institute website, viewed 2014-07-09
^ Booklet about the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-05.

[1] 'Neubau' Archived 2015-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (in German) on institute website, viewed 2014-07-09

[2] Booklet about the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-05.

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