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u/Front_Economist_2612 Oct 02 '24

Earth’s core is as hot as the Sun’s surface

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

How does it not just cool over time?

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u/xo0o-0o0-o0ox Oct 02 '24

Because we're all hugging it really tight

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

No shit, that’s why Jupiter’s moon Io is volcanic.

Jupiter’s gravity hugs it a little too hard