How Does Mercury's Magnetic Field Compare to Our Own

question 14

Multiple Choice

How does Mercury's magnetic field compare to our own?

• A)Like Venus, Mercury has no detectable magnetic field.
• B)Like Mars and the Earth, it too has undergone polarity reversals.
• C)It is 1/100th as strong as ours, but does deflect the solar wind to some degree.
• D)It is amazingly strong, comparable to our own.
• E)It was predicted from Mercury's rapid rotation and molten core.

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