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The far side of the Moon provides clues to a previous magnetic field

13 hours ago (ethz.ch)

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hnd9q09qk4  10 hours ago

Lunar paleomagnetism is such a pain to work with because the samples get shocked and heated on the way out, so you never quite know if you're reading the ancient field or the impact that launched the rock.

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