Magnetic fields record the early histories of planets
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 13:07
in Astronomy & Space
Meteorites that are among the oldest rocks ever found have provided new clues about the conditions that existed at the beginning of the solar system, solving a longstanding mystery and overturning some accepted ideas about the way planets form.
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