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PIA25063: Earth Interior Graphic
This model of Earth's interior includes a solid, mostly iron inner core beneath a convective liquid iron core that extends to half Earth's radius.
 Target Name:  Jupiter
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Juno 
 Spacecraft:  Juno
 Product Size:  4500 x 3500 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  SwRI 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA25063.tif (2.008 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA25063.jpg (327.1 kB)  

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This model of Earth's interior includes a solid, mostly iron inner core beneath a convective liquid iron core that extends to half Earth's radius. Above that is a silicate mantle rich in iron and magnesium and a thin crust of lighter silicates.

More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/John E. Connerney

Image Addition Date:
2021-12-17