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For questions about the Earth's core. The center of the Earth is primarily iron-nickel.

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Are there any signs on the Earth's surface that indicate a shrinking iron core? [duplicate]

It appears that Mercury shows some cracks on its surface that were not caused by moving tectonic plates but by shrinking due to the inner metal core cooling. … The Earth is also cooling down, but are there any signs that shows effects of this cooling of the core, or are they masked by tectonic plate movements, erosion, or other effects? …
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