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May 1983

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Reports on Progress in Physics (ISSN 0034-4885), vol. 46, May 1983, p. 555-557, 559-620. NASA-NSF-supported research.

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Dynamo Theory, Gas Giant Planets, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Structure, Terrestrial Planets, Moon, Natural Satellites, Planetology, Solar System

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Observations of planetary magnetic fields are synthesized with current knowledge of the composition and evolution of planets and the sources of planetary magnetism. The observations for earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Venus, the moon, Mars, and small bodies and meteorites are summarized. The evolution and structure of the terrestrial planets, of Jupiter and Saturn, and of Uranus and Neptune are discussed in detail. Possible sources of planetary magnetism are discussed, and estimates are established which are sufficient in most cases to identify whether an observed field is likely to be the consequence of dynamo generation. Predictions of the existence or nonexistence of dynamos are offered for each large planet or satellite in the solar system.

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