The inner core (the innermost core of the earth) is fused and solidified simultaneously because of the heat flow in the rocky mantle that covers it, according to results of new research.
The discovery of this study could provide crucial clues to find out how the inner core was formed and exactly how the outer core acts as a dynamo, generating the planet’s magnetic field.
In many ways, the origin of the Earth’s magnetic field is still a mystery to scientists, such as Jon Mound of the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and a member of the research team.
Unable to go to collect samples at the center of the Earth, scientists have to rely on measurements taken well above as well as digital models, to try to get an idea of what’s happening in the nucleus.
The new model provides a rather simple explanation to some of the measures that have puzzled to scientists for years. Suggesting that whole dynamic of the center of the Earth is somehow related to plate tectonics, which is not too obvious judging by the comments made from the surface.
If this model is borne out properly, will become a key tool for unraveling the intricacies of how it formed the inner core, which in turn will help geophysicists find out how the core generates Earth’s magnetic field.
The research also involved specialists from the University of California at San Diego and the Indian Institute of Technology.
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