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What do magnetometers detect?

Tiny changes in Earth's magnetic field.

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Why: Magnetometers sense small magnetic deviations caused by buried features.

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Answer: Tiny changes in Earth's magnetic field. Magnetometers sense small magnetic deviations caused by buried features.

  1. Archaeology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology
    Magnetometers detect minute deviations in the Earth's magnetic field
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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