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Earth's inner core is solid and blistering hot. For decades, scientists have known the inner core is solid thanks to the pioneering work of Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann, who first proposed its ...

A key property of Earth is that its core has a solid center and liquid outer core. Convection within the liquid layer creates a dynamo, producing the magnetic field. The field deflects charged ...