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Interesting read. Though it says the nuclear fission happens in the crust and mantle, not the core.
by JackMcMack 3y ago
Interesting read. Though it says the nuclear fission happens in the crust and mantle, not the core.
- idlewords 3y agoHere's a survey paper with a deeper treatment of the topic, for Earth and other solar system bodies: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-020-00656-z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-020-00656-z "On the Distribution and Variation of Radioactive Heat Producing Elements Within Meteorites, the Earth, and Planets"