Gauss–Matuyama reversal
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Gauss–Matuyama reversal
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The Gauss–Matuyama Reversal was a geologic event approximately 2.58 Ma when the Earth's magnetic field underwent a geomagnetic reversal from normal polarity to reverse polarity. The reversal is named after German physicist Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss and Japanese geophysicist Motonori Matuyama. The Gauss–Matuyama reversal is a natural phenomenon that is frequently used as a boundary between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, marking the start of the Quaternary period, and is often used to date
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Earth's geomagnetic reversal 2.58 million years ago
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauss%E2%80%93Matuyama_reversal
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2023-12-03T14:27:29Z
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