Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Taking earth's inner temperature

03/08/2017 11:12 AM EST

illustration of the earth's mantle

A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) suggests the mantle--the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior that lies between its super-heated core and its outer crustal layer--may be hotter than previously believed. The new finding, published March 3 in the journal Science, could change how scientists think about many issues in Earth science including how ocean basins form.


Full story at http://www.whoi.edu/news-release/earths-temperature

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


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