Scientists Ask: Just What Sustains Earth's Magnetic Field Anyway? (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Scientists Ask: Just What Sustains Earth's Magnetic Field Anyway?

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This is an illustration of how the diamond anvil cell is used to mimic and study planetary core conditions, courtesy of Stewart McWilliams.

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Stewart McWilliams

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