The vacuum transient response of the moon to a time-varying spatially uniform magnetic field is determined for a lunar electrical conductivity model that was based on the harmonic analysis of Apollo 12 and Explorer 35 dayside magnetometer data. The transient response of the model is found to provide a plausible explanation of the behavior of the local vertical-surface magnetic field for an Apollo 12 magnetometer darkside transient event. A model containing a conducting core and a highly conducting thin subsurface layer is presented, and its transient behavior is discussed.


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    Title :

    Thin highly conducting layer in the moon - Consistent interpretation of dayside and nightside electromagnetic responses.


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    Publication date :

    1971-12-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English


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