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Earth’s Inner Core – Slow Down

June 17 , 2024 160 days 292 0
  • The recent studies revealed that, the Earth’s inner core began to slow down its rotation since 2010, compared to the planet's surface.
  • The slowing down could change the length of one day on the Earth by fractions of a second.
  • The Earth's inner core, a solid sphere made of iron and nickel, is suspended within the liquid outer core (made of molten metals) and anchored in its place by gravity.

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