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    Question ID:   15225         Current Version: 1
Question: Will a compass on the Moon point at the Earth?
Category: Science > Astronomy & Space
Keywords: magnetic field, compass, point, direction, Moon, Earth
Type: other
Rating:(0 ratings)    Views: 292    Discussions: 0   In Watch Lists: 1  

 
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The magnetic field of the Earth only extends about a quarter of the way to the Moon. So the compass wouldn't point at the Earth, and since the Moon has nearly no magnetic field, it wouldn't be much good at all.

Source: NASA

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