Earth's Iron Core ·
Why It Stays Molten
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Inner core
≈5700 K
Pressure
≈360 GPa
phase
—
Molten outer core (liquid Fe)
Solid inner core (hcp ε-Fe)
Magnetic field lines
Light-element buoyancy (S,O,Si)
Mantle · crust
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