40. What is the core of the Moon made of? (A K2S Question)

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Scientists do not know what the core of the Moon consists of. However, they suspect that is not a large iron one like Earth's because of the Moon's low density and lack of a magnetic field. http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html (See CDROM)

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Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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