The planet originated around the time that the Earth, dating back 4,500 million years ago formed. / Photo: FILE
May 8, 2015 | The latest data from the Messenger probe, which struck last week against the surface of Mercury, revealed that the magnetic field of the planet was formed about 4,000 million years ago, according to a study published today in the journal Science.
These new data are an important step in the investigation of the planet closest to the sun, one of the most difficult to analyze by scientists.
When the Messenger spacecraft flew near Mercury’s surface, just 15 kilometers away, the magnetometer data collected rocks and They revealed that the magnetic field is very old, between 3,700 and 3,900 million years.
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