Earth's Protective Magnetic Field Older Than Thought

by Leattle Pablo | April 11, 2007 at 10:40 am
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Earth's magnetic field was at least half as strong 3.2 billion years ago as it is today, researchers report.

That means the planet was pretty well protected way back then from solar output that could otherwise have stripped away the atmosphere and doused early living organisms with lethal radiation.

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