Models of an early lunar dynamo

dc.contributor.author	Srnka, L. J.
dc.contributor.author	Mendenhall, M. H.
dc.coverage.spatial	Moon
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-18T21:42:50Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-18T21:42:50Z
dc.date.issued	1979
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1535
dc.description.abstract	The hypothesis that a dynamo once existed in the moon, and hence was the source of lunar paleomagnetism, is tested using a model for the global thermoremanent magnetization of spherical lithospheres. Various models of an ancient lunar dipole field are used which incorporate intensity variations and reversals, and which are consistent with lunar sample paleointensities.	en
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	L. J. Srnka, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3303 NASA Road 1, Houston, Texas 77058, M. H. Mendenhall, Physics Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
dc.format.extent	Pages 2343-2355
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Pergamon Press	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the tenth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 19-23, 1979
dc.relation.ispartofseries	LPI contribution ; no. 384
dc.subject	Moon--Magnetic properties	en
dc.subject	Dynamo theory (Cosmic physics)	en
dc.title	Models of an early lunar dynamo	en
dc.type	Book chapter	en

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