Why are some rocks on the moon highly magnetic?
Scientists may have solved the mystery of why the moon shows ancient signs of magnetism although it has no magnetic field today. An impact, such as from a large asteroid, could have generated a cloud of ionized particles that briefly enveloped the moon and amplified its weak magnetic field.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2025/05/2505
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