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Existence of a Significant Latitudinal Variation in Density from 200 to 800 Kilometres

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ANDERSON, A. Existence of a Significant Latitudinal Variation in Density from 200 to 800 Kilometres. Nature 209, 656–661 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209656a0

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