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Science 6 October 1972:
Vol. 178. no. 4056, pp. 52 - 53
DOI: 10.1126/science.178.4056.52
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Magnetic Dynamo in the Moon: A Comparison with the Earth

Eugene H. Levy 1

1 Astronomy Program and Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Maryland, College Park 20742

The assumption that the moon had an internal magnetic field produced in the same way as the geomagnetic field requires that the moon rotated faster than the angular velocity at which it would break up. This suggests that a lunar dynamo is not a tenable explanation for the magnetic remanence observed on the moon.

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