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Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors

When NASA's Voyager 2 robotic probe flew by Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s, it uncovered an anomaly: their magnetic fields are highly disordered, unlike Earth's, which has well-defined north and south poles.

Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors
Image: Phys.org
When NASA's Voyager 2 robotic probe flew by Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s, it uncovered an anomaly: their magnetic fields are highly disordered, unlike Earth's, which has well-defined north and south poles.

Originally published at Phys.org

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