Earth's Core (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Earth's Core

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This is a conception of Earth's core overlaid by the electronic structure of iron; the width (fuzziness) of the lines results from the electron-electron scattering. Image courtesy of Ronald Cohen.

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Ronald Cohen

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