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ETH reports a lunar magnetic field stronger than 10 μT at 4.2 billion years ago. EXPERT_ANALYSIS

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Source: The far side of the Moon provides clues to a previous magnetic field · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:49eaffc294bbfd564b8392bc5687bf81a48221aa3d03190dcbd4ba069b7b4aaa

Based on these findings, the researchers conclude that 4.2 billion years ago the Moon had a magnetic field stronger than ten microtesla, which corresponds to between one-fifth and one-third of the current strength of the Earth’s magnetic field.