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by Bene592 829 days ago
A planet that Spins only once in one of its years probably isn't dipolar
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Mercury has a low rotation rate but it does have a weak magnetic field: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury%27s_magnetic_field

I'm not so sure how easy it is to make a compass that works on a weaker field.