Science
Scientists debunk leading theory of why the Moon has a magnetic crust – Inverse
A new study drills down on how the Moon’s crust became magnetic, debunking a leading theory of why this may be the case.
More than 50 years ago, NASA landed humans on the Moon
and we brought a piece of it back with us to Earth.
That 22 kilograms of rock and dust collected by the Apollo astronauts transformed our understanding of our closest cosmic neighbor. One major finding from the Apollo samples showed the Moon generated a magnetic field billions of years ago, one that was likely even stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field today.
But the rock didn’t reveal why the Moon’s crust magnetized. Now, a study pub…
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