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The end of the lunar dynamo

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)Ar/(39)Ar studies showing th...

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Autores principales: Mighani, Saied, Wang, Huapei, Shuster, David L., Borlina, Cauȇ S., Nichols, Claire I. O., Weiss, Benjamin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax0883