The Presence of a Mercurian Magnetic Field Surprised the Planetary

question 121

Multiple Choice

The presence of a Mercurian magnetic field surprised the planetary scientists on the Mariner 10 team because

• A) Mercury lacks an iron core.
• B) the dynamo theory predicted that Mercury was spinning too slowly for one.
• C) it's still too hot for its core to have differentiated.
• D) Mercury is low in iron.
• E) Mercury spins too rapidly to produce a stable dynamo.

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