Asteroids hitting the Moon may have spiked its magnetic field

Twentieth-century explorations answered many questions about our satellite and its place in the solar system. But they also raised many new and challenging questions that still remain unanswered.  One of these enduring mysteries has been the lunar magnetic field. The Moon generates no magnetic field of its own today. Yet analysis of Apollo rock samplesContinue reading “Asteroids hitting the Moon may have spiked its magnetic field”
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