The inner core of the Earth is located about 5,150 kilometers (3,200 miles) beneath the Earth's surface.
The solid inner core extends from 3160 miles (5150 km) to 3977 miles (6400 km) below the surface.The center point of the Earth lies at an average depth of 3977 miles (6400 km) from the surface.
Mercury's inner core is estimated to be about 1,200 to 1,500 kilometers (745 to 932 miles) below the planet's surface. Mercury is a small and dense planet, resulting in a relatively large and proportionally deep core compared to its overall size.
So far as science can deduce, it must be a solid.
As far as we can tell, the inner core of our planet is made of a mixture of nickel and iron. The high temperature, under normal pressure, would melt nickel and iron, however, the core is under enormous pressure because of the weight of the mantle and crust, which are on top of it, and pressure tends to push substances in the direction of a more solid phase.
If someone was to dig into the inner core, the planet would be hurdled towards the sun and doomed to destruction in less than 3 seconds.totally legit.You can't just dig to the inner core, since any hole that you dig would collapse long before it gets that far, however, I can imagine that with sufficient technological support, you could dig a hole and install a very durable and heat resistant pipe to keep the hole open. If you could get all the way to the inner core you would have access to a virtually unlimited source of valuable nickel and iron. It would be a fantastic mining opportunity.
the anwer is that it is 3160 miles
3160 miles-mantle to inner core.
From the Earth's crust to the inner core is about 3,950 miles.
The inner core is predominately iron, with some nickel, and trace lighter elements, as far as we can deduce from current science.
The distance from the Earth's crust to its core is approximately 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles). The crust is the Earth's thin outer layer, while the core is the Earth's innermost zone, consisting of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core.
To be precise, there is actually an outer core and an inner core. You can find the details in the Wikipedia article "Structure of the Earth".
The boundary between the inner core and outer core is located approximately 2,900 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface. This boundary is defined by the transition from liquid iron in the outer core to solid iron in the inner core.
it is about 29 million kilometers apart
The solid inner core extends from 3160 miles (5150 km) to 3977 miles (6400 km) below the surface.The center point of the Earth lies at an average depth of 3977 miles (6400 km) from the surface.
Mercury's inner core is estimated to be about 1,200 to 1,500 kilometers (745 to 932 miles) below the planet's surface. Mercury is a small and dense planet, resulting in a relatively large and proportionally deep core compared to its overall size.
So far as science can deduce, it must be a solid.
As far as we can tell, the inner core of our planet is made of a mixture of nickel and iron. The high temperature, under normal pressure, would melt nickel and iron, however, the core is under enormous pressure because of the weight of the mantle and crust, which are on top of it, and pressure tends to push substances in the direction of a more solid phase.