41. Is the core hot or cold? (A K2S Question)

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Because the Moon has no magnetic field, the core is most likely cold. Magnetic fields are believed to be only associated with cores that are hot enough to be molten. 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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