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Planetary magnetic fields
Author(s) -
Jacobs J. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl006i003p00213
Subject(s) - venus , mars exploration program , mercury's magnetic field , astrobiology , geophysics , magnetic field , geology , mercury (programming language) , physics , l shell , earth's magnetic field , computer science , quantum mechanics , programming language
A dimensional analysis, based on a simple model, indicates that at present both Venus and Mercury have a fluid core and an intrinsic magnetic field, but that this is not the case for Mars nor for the Moon.