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The true age of Earth’s core has been discovered – and it’s younger than previously thought – Yahoo News Australia
Scientists now believe Earth’s solid core is around one billion years old, far younger than thought.
Scientists have recreated the hellish conditions in the heart of our planet in a laboratory and now believe Earths solid core is around a billion years old, far younger than thought.
Researchers measured the conductivity of iron the material that forms Earths core in core-like conditions, with a pressure greater than one million atmospheres and temperatures as high as the surface of the sun.
They achieved these conditions by squeezing laser-heated samples of iron between two diamond anvils.
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