Central magnetic anomalies of Nectarian-aged lunar impact basins: Probable evidence for an early core dynamo

Icarus

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1109-1128

  Hood, Lon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Moon; Moon, Interior

Indexed keywords

EID: 79151470414     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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