How hot is the core of the earth? The researchers - Official

inner core of the Earth is just as hot as the surface of the sun – the researchers said. New estimates of the temperature of the interior of the planet is much higher than the previous one. Previously it was thought that the inner core of the Earth is about five thousand degrees. However, these were only models. Now, researchers have studied the behavior of iron in the extreme conditions of high temperature and enormous pressure – as in the nucleus.

need to be diamonds, roentgenowskie rays and specialized equipment. Thus estimated as in the nucleus and form crystals melting iron. And this has enabled more accurate calculation of the temperature – estimated at six thousand degrees.
Findings of scientists from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, French publishes the weekly magazine “Science”.