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The Earth's Mantle

This great body of hot rock accounts for 83 percent of the volume of the earth and 67 percent of its mass. Although the mantle is inaccessible, much has been learned about it by indirect evidence

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 232 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Earth's Mantle” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 232 No. 3 (), p. 50
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0375-50