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Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The latest release of molten rock began 10:16 a.m. with lava flowing on to the floor of Halemaumau Crater.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
Vidale suggests that interactions with the molten outer core and gravitational forces from the mantle contribute to the slowing of the inner core.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Earth's magnetic field is produced by the motion of molten iron in the planet's core.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The latest release of molten rock began 10:16 a.m. with lava flowing on to the floor of Halemaumau Crater.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
Vidale suggests that interactions with the molten outer core and gravitational forces from the mantle contribute to the slowing of the inner core.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Earth's magnetic field is produced by the motion of molten iron in the planet's core.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molten. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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molten
adjective
mol·ten
ˈmōlt-ᵊn 
: melted especially by very great heat
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