Magmatic origin of the Dewar magnetic anomaly: Implications for an early lunar dynamo

Xi Yang; Anna Magdalena Mittelholz; Adrien Broquet; Max Moorkamp

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aec0341

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Magmatic origin of the Dewar magnetic anomaly: Implications for an early lunar dynamo

Xi Yang, Anna Magdalena Mittelholz, Adrien Broquet, Max Moorkamp

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These findings link a magnetic anomaly to its geologic origin and magnetizing field, providing constraints on the lunar magnetic and volcanic history.

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Appeared: Friday, September 25. Science Advances. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aec0341

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