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# Mapping of Crustal Magnetic Fields on the Moon


Preferred citation (DataCite format):  
  Bustamante Torres, Cecilyn; Hood, Lon (2020): Mapping of Crustal Magnetic Fields on the Moon. University of Arizona Research Data Repository. Presentation.  https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.12307226


Corresponding Author:   
  Cecilyn Bustamante Torres, University of Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, cbustamante@email.arizona.edu


License:  
  CC By 4.0


DOI:  
  https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.12307226



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## Summary

This talk was presented on 2020 April 18 at the 2019-20 NASA Arizona Space Grant Symposium. The event was virtually available via Zoom.


Submitted abstract:

Mapping of Crustal Magnetic Fields on the MoonCecilyn Bustamante Torres, 
Dr. Lon Hood Orbital magnetometer data from two missions (the NASA Lunar 
Prospector mission and the Japanese Kaguya mission) were used to map 
magnetic anomalies on the Moon. These magnetic field anomalies are 
produced by magnetized material in the lunar crust. It is known that the 
Moon had a dynamo magnetic field, but it is not certain what the 
magnetized material consists of. The orbital magnetometer data were used 
to create maps, which will allow better modeling and interpretation of 
the magnetic anomalies. Correlations with surface geology will help to 
distinguish between sources such as impact ejecta containing iron from 
the impactors that created large craters on the Moon. Modeling can 
determine directions of magnetization, which indicate the orientation of 
the dynamo magnetic field when the magnetized material was first formed. 
The location of the magnetic pole at the time it was formed can be 
estimated if the magnetizing field was generated in the Moon’s iron 
core. 



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## Files and Folders

AZSG Symposium 2020 BustamanteTorres_Cecilyn.pptx: Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of research conducted during the 2019-20 NASA Arizona Space Grant program



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## Materials & Methods

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## Additional Notes

This item is part of 2020 NASA Arizona Space Grant Symposium presentations collection, which is available here: 
https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.c.4956452