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Small Magnetic field Observed on the Moon

2010, July 17 - 9:50pm — Greg Kontos
Features: Current EventsCritical Path Innovation: Space ExplorationProjects: Chandrayaan-1Sites in Space: The Moon

India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft detected a 224-mile wide magnetosphere on the moon. The magnetosphere is relatively weak compared to earth's, but it does provide some protection against the radiation of the solar wind.


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