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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | The Planetary Science Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acde7f |