On Ganymede’s Magnetic Quadrupolar Strength

Ganymede is the only moon in our solar system known to have a large-scale intrinsic magnetic field, likely generated in the moon’s metallic core. Initial analyses of Galileo spacecraft measurements concluded that Ganymede’s intrinsic magnetic field is dominated by a magnetic dipole and that quadrupo...

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Main Authors: A. M. Plattner, C. L. Johnson, M. J. Styczinski, S. D. Vance, A. C. Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acde7f