Structure of the Earth (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Structure of the Earth

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The Earth has a shell-like structure. It is divided into a core (inner and outer core), a mantle (lower and upper mantle, separated by a transition zone), and the earth's crust.

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B. Schröder/HZDR/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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