Core

Noyau

Earth's layer delimited by Gutenberg's discontinuity (2900 km, under the mantle) and the Earth's center (6370 km).

Lehman discontinuity (4980 km) delimits:

• the outer core, liquid
• the inner core, solid

Linked term

• Lithosphere
• Asténosphere
• Crust
• Mantle

Source

Cours de P. Angrand : Harmonisation en géosciences

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