Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979phdt.........3w&link_type=abstract
Ph.D. Thesis California Univ., Los Angeles.
Computer Science
Lunar Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Anomalies, Plasma Interactions, Solar Wind, Apollo Flights, Lunar Craters, Lunar Crust, Magnetic Dipoles, Magnetic Signatures
Scientific paper
The nature and origin of distinct magnetic signatures observed from lunar orbit are examined. A comparison of the dayside lunar magnetic measurements of the Apollo subsatellites with simultaneous interplanetary measurements reveals an enhancement of the lunar compressional fluctuations when the lunar measurements were taken below 100 km altitude. The most probable source of these low altitude fluctuations appears to be the interaction of the solar wind with anomalous magnetic fields on the moon's surface. The possibility of cratering of the lunar surface as the source of both the anomalous magnetic fields and weak dipole field of the moon is explored. It is found that the present upper limit of a lunar dipole moment can be approximated by the cratered shell model if the 17 largest lunar craters and a reasonable level of magnetization of the crust are used. Nevertheless, it appears that the anomalous magnetic fields presently observed on the lunar surface are not directly a consequence of cratering of an internally magnetized crust.
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