Magnetic fidelity of lunar samples and implications for an ancient core dynamo

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 337-338, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-103

  Tikoo, Sonia M ^a   Weiss, Benjamin P ^a   Buz, Jennifer ^a   Lima, Eduardo A ^a   Shea, Erin K ^a   Melo, Gabriela ^a   Grove, Timothy L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

AF demagnetization; Anhysteretic remanence; Lunar dynamo; Lunar paleomagnetism; Magnetic anisotropy; Paleointensity

Indexed keywords

ANHYSTERETIC REMANENT MAGNETIZATIONS; LUNAR CORE; LUNAR PALEOMAGNETISM; LUNAR SAMPLES; MAGNETIC BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC CARRIERS; MAGNETIC RECORDING PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC REMANENCE; MAGNETIZING FIELDS; MULTI DOMAINS; PALEOINTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETIC FIELD; PARENT BODIES; ROCK MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR;

DEMAGNETIZATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; REMANENCE;

MOON;

BASALT; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEODYNAMO; INNER CORE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; METEORITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 84862649344     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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