Persistence and origin of the lunar core dynamo

Persistence and origin of the lunar core dynamo

The lifetime of the ancient lunar core dynamo has implications for its power source and the mechanism of field generation. Here, we report analyses of two 3.56-Gy-old mare basalts demonstrating that they were magnetized in a stable and surprisingly intense dynamo magnetic field of at least ∼13 μT. T...

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Main Authors: Suavet, Clement Romain (Contributor), Weiss, Benjamin P. (Contributor), Cassata, William S. (Author), Shuster, David L. (Author), Gattacceca, Jerome (Contributor), Chan, Lindsey (Author), Garrick-Bethell, Ian (Author), Head, James W. (Author), Grove, Timothy L. (Contributor), Fuller, Michael D. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2014-07-10T14:28:55Z.
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