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Earth’s Magnetic Field Could Protect Astronauts Working On The Moon
December 20, 2007 | University of Washington

Solar storms can shoot enormous streams of particles at the Earth and the Moon. Earth’s magnetic field protects us from these particles and during certain parts of the Moon’s orbit around Earth, it is also protected by Earth’s magnetic field.


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