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Measurements of electrical conductivity profile provide information about the mantle–core stratification, near surface thermal gradient, heat flux and composition of the Moon.
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SONETT, C., COLBURN, D., DYAL, P. et al. Lunar Electrical Conductivity Profile. Nature 230, 359–362 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230359a0
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