Scientists Find Iron 'Snow' in Earth's Core: University of Texas
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20 [TNSscientificresearch-JGR Solid Earth journal] -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
The Earth's inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect the entire planet.
The snow is made of tiny particles of iron - much heavier than any snowflake on Earth's surface - that fall from the molten outer core and pile on top of the inn . . .
The Earth's inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect the entire planet.
The snow is made of tiny particles of iron - much heavier than any snowflake on Earth's surface - that fall from the molten outer core and pile on top of the inn . . .