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Planetary magnetic fields

C. T. Russell

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Magnetic fields are generated by electric currents. Currents can flow in the highly electrically conducting fluid cores of the planets, which convect and which may be in differential rotation, i.e.,...

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Magnetic fields are generated by electric currents. Currents can flow in the highly electrically conducting fluid cores of the planets, which convect and which may be in differential rotation, i.e.,...

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Magnetic fields are generated by electric currents. Currents can flow in the highly electrically conducting fluid cores of the planets, which convect and which may be in differential rotation, i.e.,...

Key concepts: Astrobiology, Geology, Physics

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