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The remanent magnetic field at the lunar surface is compressed as much as 40% above its initial value by the solar wind, but the total remanent magnetic pressure is less than the stagnation pressure by a factor of six, implying that a local shock is not formed.
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DYAL, P., PARKIN, C., SNYDER, C. et al. Measurements of Lunar Magnetic Field Interaction with the Solar Wind. Nature 236, 381–385 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236381a0
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