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Study Reveals Surprising Insights into Heat Conduction in Deep Lower Mantle
For the first time, researchers have successfully simulated the pressure conditions in the Earth's lower mantle region in order to measure thermal conductivity using a new measurement technique on the mantle material magnesium oxide (MgO).
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