The end of the lunar dynamo

Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Magnetic measurements of the lunar crust and Apollo samples indicate that the Moon generated a dynamo magnetic field lasting from at least 4.2 until <2.5 billion years (Ga) ago. However, it has been unclear when the dynamo ceased. Here, we report paleomagnetic and 40...

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Main Authors: Mighani, Saied, Wang, Huapei, Shuster, David L., Borlina, Cauê S., Nichols, Claire, Weiss, Benjamin P.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132237.2