Magnetic study of large Apollo samples: Possible evidence for an ancient centered dipolar field on the Moon

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 331-332, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-42

  Cournede C ^a   Gattacceca, J ^a   Rochette, P ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Apollo samples; Lunar dynamo; Lunar magnetism

Indexed keywords

APOLLO SAMPLES; DIPOLAR FIELDS; FIRST ORDER; MAGNETIC FABRICS; MAGNETIC STUDIES; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MULTI DOMAINS; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; ROTATION AXIS; SURFACE FIELD;

BASALT; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION;

MOON;

GEODYNAMO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIZATION; MOON; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 84860540869     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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