Dynamo At Moon's Heart Once Powered Magnetic Field Equal To Earth's

By Matthew Williams April 15, 2017
Dynamo At Moon's Heart Once Powered Magnetic Field Equal To Earth's

“Our work ties together physical and chemical constraints and helps us understand how the moon acquired and maintained its magnetic field - a difficult problem to tackle for any inner solar system body. We created several synthetic core compositions based on the latest geochemical data from the moon, and equilibrated them at the pressures and temperatures of the lunar interior."

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.