Polarized Magnetic Field Fluctuations at the Apollo 15 Site: Possible Regional Influence on Lunar Induction
G. Schubert 1,
B. F. Smith 2,
C. P. Sonett 3,
D. S. Colburn 4, and
K. Schwartz 5
1 Department of Planetary and Space Science, University of California, Los Angeles 90024
2 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035
3 Department of Planetary Sciences and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721
4 NASA Ames Research Center
5 5160 Camino Floral, Santa Barbara, California 93111
High-frequency (5 to 40 millihertz) induced lunar magnetic fields, observed at the Apollo 15 site near the southeastern boundary of Mare Imbrium and the southwestern boundary of Mare Serenitatis, show a strong tendency toward linear polarization in a direction radial to the Imbrium basin and circumferential to the Serenitatis basin, a property that could be indicative of a possible regional influence on the induction.
