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

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The question to whether the Moon ever possessed an internal magnetic field is a matter of debate. Researchers at ETH Zurich used gravity and magnetic field measurements from a specific region on the far side of the Moon to determine the structure and magnetisation of the lunar crust beneath the surface there. Unlike the earth, the Moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field today.

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