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Published December 12, 1996 | public
Journal Article

When Galileo met Ganymede

Abstract

Jupiter's satellite Ganymede has a magnetic field. Its cause could be an internal dynamo that was kick-started a billion years ago when the satellite was temporarily pushed into a more eccentric orbit.

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© 1996 Nature Publishing Group.

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