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"textContent": "New research shows the Moon mostly had a weak magnetic field with rare, short-lived strong episodes linked to titanium-rich rocks. Apollo landing sites created a sampling bias that made strong magnetism appear more common. A team from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford has now clarified a decades-long scientific debate about [...]",
"title": "Confusing Scientists for Decades: Lunar Rocks Reveal Surprising Truth About the Moon’s Magnetic Field"
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