Lunar Magnetic Field: Permanent and Induced Dipole Moments
- 29 November 1974
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 186 (4166) , 825-826
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.186.4166.825
Abstract
Apollo 15 subsatellite magnetic field observations have been used to measure both the permanent and the induced lunar dipole moments. Although only an upper limit of 1.3 × 10 18 gauss-cubic centimeters has been determined for the permanent dipole moment in the orbital plane, there is a significant induced dipole moment which opposes the applied field, indicating the existence of a weak lunar ionosphere.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Lunar magnetismReviews of Geophysics, 1974
- A New Theory of Lunar MagnetismScience, 1973
- A determination of the intensity of the ancient lunar magnetic fieldEarth, Moon, and Planets, 1973
- Characteristics of the lunar photoelectron layer in the geomagnetic tailJournal of Geophysical Research, 1972