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Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. Partially to scaleThe inner core of the Earth, its innermost hottest part as detected by seismological studies, is a primarily solid sphere about 1,220 km (760 mi) in radius, only about 70% that of the Moon. It is believed to consist of an iron-nickel alloy, and may have a temperature similar to the surface of the sun
