Earth’s inner core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, …
Jul 5, 2024 · New research confirms the rotation of Earth's inner core has been slowing down as part of a decades-long pattern. How this slowdown might affect our planet remains an open question.
Earth’s inner core may be reversing its rotation - Science News
Jan 23, 2023 · Our planet may have had a recent change of heart. Earth’s inner core may have temporarily stopped rotating relative to the mantle and surface, researchers report in the January 23 Nature...
Study confirms rotation of Earth’s inner core has slowed
Jun 18, 2024 · Scientists have proven that the Earth’s inner core is backtracking – slowing down – in relation to the planet’s surface, as shown in new research published in Nature.
Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals
Jun 12, 2024 · The solid inner core, suspended within the liquid outer core and anchored by gravity, has been inferred to rotate relative to the surface of Earth or change over years to decades based on...
Earth’s Inner Core: A Shifting, Spinning Mystery’s Latest Twist
Jan 23, 2023 · Imagine Earth’s inner core — the dense center of our planet — as a heavy, metal ballerina. This iron-rich dancer is capable of pirouetting at ever-changing speeds. That core may be on the cusp...
Differential rotation of the Earth’s inner core changes over …
Jan 23, 2023 · The Earth’s solid inner core is separated from the solid mantle by a liquid outer core, and thus the inner core can rotate inside the Earth. Rotation of the inner core is driven...
University of Southern California scientists have proven that the Earth's inner core is backtracking—slowing down—in relation to the planet's surface, as shown in new research published in...
Multidecadal variation of the Earth’s inner-core rotation - Nature
Jan 23, 2023 · Earth’s inner core gradually grows from the cooling and solidification of a liquid outer core to the present radius of ~1,220 km. The chemical buoyancy and latent heat released from the...
Why Earth’s Inner Core May Be Slowing Down - Scientific …
Jan 25, 2023 · Geology. The spin of Earth’s inner core may have slowed, with the heart of the planet now rotating at a slightly more sluggish clip than the layers above, new research finds. The slowdown...
Study confirms the rotation of Earth's inner core has slowed
Jun 12, 2024 · University of Southern California scientists have proven that the Earth's inner core is backtracking—slowing down—in relation to the planet's surface, as shown in new research published in...
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