magnetic field
noun
: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected
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The objectives of the mission are to investigate heat flow from the lunar interior, plume-surface interactions, crustal electric and magnetic fields.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
These magnetic fields are tilted significantly, compared with their rotation axes, and are disorganized, with no dipole like the Earth.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
This implies that there is little mixing of particles in a thick layer of the planet's deep interiors, as there is on Earth, so no global dipolar magnetic field exists.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The findings, published Monday in a study in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggest that our understanding of the planet's protective magnetic field, or magnetosphere, may be flawed.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
These magnetic fields are tilted significantly, compared with their rotation axes, and are disorganized, with no dipole like the Earth.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
This implies that there is little mixing of particles in a thick layer of the planet's deep interiors, as there is on Earth, so no global dipolar magnetic field exists.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The findings, published Monday in a study in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggest that our understanding of the planet's protective magnetic field, or magnetosphere, may be flawed.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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