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Earth & Geology
30 Facts About Earth's Core That Sound Like Pure Fantasy
Fact 1 of 303%
The core is literally hotter than the surface of the Sun.
The intense heat mirrors solar temperatures.
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Deep beneath us, the center of the Earth reaches temperatures of over 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This is slightly hotter than the visible surface of the sun where we receive our light.
"6,000 degrees Celsius of pure subterranean heat."
This heat is generated by radioactive decay and leftover energy from the planet's violent formation.
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