Speculations on the origin of the magnetic field of Mercury

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Jan 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...30..186g&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 30, Jan. 1977, p. 186-191.

Physics

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Dynamo Theory, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Evolution, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Earth Core, Energy Sources, Magnetic Dipoles, Planetary Rotation, Planetary Structure

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The intrinsic magnetic field of Mercury may be generated by a dynamo
process in a liquid core, despite the planet's slow rotation rate. It is
argued that, provided the core of Mercury is partially liquid, it will
be dynamically very similar to that of the earth.

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