Was Mars’ Magnetic Field Destroyed by a Gigantic Asteroid Impact?
If you’ve seen The Core then you that the only thing between us and instant space-death is a magnetic field. You also know that’s the only thing that’s even heard of real science in the entire movie, but it’s a pretty important one – and could explain why the otherwise eminently habitable Mars is such a barren wasteland. Scientists think the Martian magnetic field might have been hammered into submission by strikes from space. (The image above shows the the Syria, Sinai, and Solis Planum impact areas).
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Was Mars’ Magnetic Field Destroyed by a Gigantic Asteroid Impact?
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