The Far Side of the Moon Offers Clues to Lunar Magnetic Field Mystery

The far side of the moon offers clues to lunar magnetic field mystery

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — An unusual rock buried on the far side of the moon is providing fresh clues for a longstanding scientific puzzle: the ancient lunar magnetic field.Analyzing data from lunar probes, a team of researchers found a rock formation that was much denser and more strongly magnetized compared with the surrounding

New evidence deepens mystery of moon’s ancient magnetic field

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — An unusual rock buried on the far side of the moon is providing fresh clues for a longstanding scientific puzzle: the ancient lunar magnetic field. Analyzing data from lunar probes, a team of researchers found a rock formation that was much denser and more strongly magnetized compared with the

A Hidden Structure on the Moon’s Far Side Could Rewrite Its Magnetic History

New orbital evidence suggests the young Moon may once have generated its own magnetic field from deep within its interior. A buried volcanic structure on the Moon’s far side may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that the young Moon once generated its own magnetic field. Researchers combined gravity data from NASA’s GRAIL mission [...]

Did the Moon once have Its own magnetic field?

For decades, the history of the Moon's magnetic field has been a point of contention. The central question is whether the Moon once possessed an internal dynamo-a molten core generating a global magnetic field-or if its magnetism is merely a remnant of debris ejected from Earth during ancient collisions. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have examined lunar regolith from the far side to find a physical record of these ancient proc…

New method suggests the Moon once had an internal magnetic field

New research supports the idea that the moon once had its own internal magnetic field just as Earth does today.