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Ganymede Magnetic Field Discovery

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1996

Margaret Kivelson12 December 1996

Ganymede · Science / Astronomy

Galileo data establish Ganymede as the first moon known to possess its own magnetic field.

Names involved

Margaret Kivelson

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