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How can rotating magma create a planets magnetic field?

April 26, 2017Astronomy create magma magnetic field Mathematics Planet rotating

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How can rotating magma create a planets magnetic field?

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It’s not rotating magma that create the Earth’s magnetic field, but rotating liquid iron. The electrons in the outer electron layer of iron like to align their spins. When the iron atoms move around in the core this creates a magnetic field.