Science News, May 12th, 1990
Straightening the magnetic tilts of planets
The axis of Earth's magnetic field tilts about 11 [degrees] off line from the axis on which the planet rotates. Studying other planets, scientists have interpreted data from the Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft as indicating that the difference between the axis of rotation and the magnetic field axis is about 10 [degrees] at Jupiter, 1 [degrees] at Saturn, 60 [degrees] at Uranus and 47 [degrees] at Neptune.
But why should planetary magnetic fields tilt at all?
Two scientists now propose an explanation that they say may account for all the observed...
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