Tiny 3-D images shed light on origin of Earth's core

Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 14:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new method of capturing detailed, three-dimensional images of minute samples of material under extreme pressures is shedding light how Earth's interior evolved. Early results suggest that the early Earth did not have to be entirely molten to separate into the rocky crust and iron-rich core it has today.

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