Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old

Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 15:00 in Astronomy & Space

New data from MESSENGER, the spacecraft that orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into the planet a week ago, reveals Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old.

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