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The interior of the earth

January 1, 1975

The center of the Earth lies nearly 4,000 miles beneath our feet. At present the nature of the Earth's interior is known only from indirect evidence collected from studies of rocks and minerals, seismic waves, heat flow from the interior, and the Earth's gravity and magnetic field and through comparisons of the Earth with other planets, with meteorites, and with the Sun and other stars.

Publication Year 1975
Title The interior of the earth
DOI 10.3133/7000024
Authors Eugene C. Robertson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Unnumbered Series
Series Title General Interest Publication
Index ID 7000024
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse