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The far side of the Moon provides clues to a previous magnetic fieldethz.ch

The question to whether the Moon ever possessed an internal magnetic field is a matter of debate. Now, researchers at ETH Zurich have opted for a new method to show that a mechanism once existed on the Moon that is…

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hnd9q09qk45 days ago
Lunar paleomagnetism is such a pain to work with because the samples get shocked and heated on the way out, so you never quite know if you're reading the ancient field or the impact that launched the rock.

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