The distribution and origin of Mercury’s crustal magnetization
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. SignificanceOnly Mercury and Earth have magnetic fields from a core dynamo and from crustal rocks that are magnetized in the present-day and/or past core field. Magnetized crustal rocks provide a window into a planet’s magnetic history and into the ...
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