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PALEOMAGNETISM  

DEFINITION

  • Pertaining to the use of remnant magnetic signatures within the rocks of the Earth's crust to determine the state of the Earth's magnetic field at a given time into the past, or to locate a paleocontinent on the surface of the Earth.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-03-10 10:38:26.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Pertaining to the use of remnant magnetic signatures within the rocks of the Earth's crust to determine the state of the Earth's magnetic field at a given time into the past, or to locate a paleocontinent on the surface of the Earth.); update Definition (NASA Space Science);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/720969dd-e966-41aa-af94-ee41cdf60390

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