Impactor material records the ancient lunar magnetic field in antipodal anomalies

Antipodes of large basins on the moon exhibit large areas of crustal magnetism. Here, the authors show that antipodal ejecta contains sufficient impactor material to explain the observed magnetization.

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Autores principales: S. Wakita, B. C. Johnson, I. Garrick-Bethell, M. R. Kelley, R. E. Maxwell, T. M. Davison
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/d3b5b4fb4cf94794899f9dcfd94d7cb8
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Sumario:Antipodes of large basins on the moon exhibit large areas of crustal magnetism. Here, the authors show that antipodal ejecta contains sufficient impactor material to explain the observed magnetization.