Mineral physics
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Mineral physics is the science of materials that compose the interior of planets, particularly the Earth. It overlaps with petrophysics, which focuses on whole-rock properties. It provides information
Schematics of the core of a diamond anvil cell. The diamond size is a few millimeters at most
Earth's outer core
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Earth's outer core is a fluid layer about 2,260 km thick, composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle. The outer core begins approximately 2,889 km
An artist's illustration of what Earth might have looked like early in its formation.