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Old 05-July-2003, 05:31 PM
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There's a weak magnetic field, indicating that there there is no movement of the piping hot magma in the mantle. I believe this also indicates that the iron core has stopped rotating. Mars is pretty dead, but the thin atmosphere keeps the surface active.