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The Earth's internal structure

I finally decided to prepare a new figure of the Earth's internal structure. I prepared a whole series of illustrations, with the Earth as a whole, the outer core, inner core, upper mantle, and lower mantle. The inner core is in dark red, the outer core is in light red, the lower mantle is in dark green, and the upper mantle is in light green. I also included a figure with a 6200 km flight (Paris to Washington DC). It can be used to give an idea of the Earth's radius (6371 km).

Do no hesitate to use those figures for classes and presentations. You can also use them in a printed document or on the web, but you should show my name and give me proper credit for the figure.

Upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth, without the internal structure © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth, with a 6200 km line (Paris to Washington DC) © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France Background for Earth's inner layers © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's inner core © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France
Upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core The Earth, without the internal structure The Earth, with a 6200 km line (Paris to Washington DC) Background for Earth's inner layers The Earth's inner core
The Earth's core © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's lower mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's inner core (transparent) © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's inner and outer cores © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France
The Earth's core The Earth's lower mantle The Earth's mantle The Earth's inner core (transparent) The Earth's inner and outer cores
The Earth's inner core, outer core, and lower mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's inner core, outer core, lower mantle, and upper mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's core and mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's inner core, outer core, and mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France The Earth's core, lower mantle, and upper mantle © S. Merkel, Univ. Lille, France
The Earth's inner core, outer core, and lower mantle The Earth's inner core, outer core, lower mantle, and upper mantle The Earth's core and mantle The Earth's inner core, outer core, and mantle The Earth's core, lower mantle, and upper mantle
 

© Sébastien Merkel, Université de Lille, France

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