Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history – new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo
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Scientists pin down timing of lunar dynamo's demise | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Giant moon rocks that sank through to its mantle could have produced an intermittent magnetic field | Daily Mail Online
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Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history – new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo
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