The magnetic fields of the terrestrial planets

Details The magnetic fields of the terrestrial planets The magnetic fields of the terrestrial planets

Nov 1977

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(Lunar Science Institute, Conference on Comparisons of Mercury and the Moon, Houston, Tex., Nov. 15-17, 1976.) Physics of the Ea

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Planetary Evolution, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Structure, Terrestrial Planets, Chemical Reactions, Deposition, Dynamic Models, Dynamo Theory, Heat Sources, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, Radioactive Isotopes, Remanence

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A single model for the terrestrial planets based upon the structure inferred for the lunar interior is developed, which subdivides them according to size. It is probable that planetary bodies smaller than the moon have never melted but they could still carry a memory of an early intense solar-system field. The magnetic fields of Mercury, Mars and Venus can be explained in terms of a crustal remanence which is a memory of a primitive internal or external field. The earth's present field, on the other hand, is due to an active internal dynamo

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