MIT: Asteroid Grains Shed Light on the Outer Solar System's Origins
November 07, 2024
November 07, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Nov. 6, 2024:
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A weak magnetic field likely pulled matter inward to form the outer planetary bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune.
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By Jennifer Chu, MIT News
Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago.
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A weak magnetic field likely pulled matter inward to form the outer planetary bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune.
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By Jennifer Chu, MIT News
Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago.