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... cubic kilometre p = 3.28 p = 3.06 | p = 2.93 | p = 2.8 1 1 p = 2.8 grams per cubic centimetre p = 3.3 grams per cubic centimetre Figure 1 : Deflection of the vertical from the geoid to the spheroid ( see text ) . ocean direction of ...
... cubic kilometre p = 3.28 p = 3.06 | p = 2.93 | p = 2.8 1 1 p = 2.8 grams per cubic centimetre p = 3.3 grams per cubic centimetre Figure 1 : Deflection of the vertical from the geoid to the spheroid ( see text ) . ocean direction of ...
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... cubic centi- metre ) at the mantle - core boundary ( at a depth of about 2,900 kilometres [ 1,800 miles ] ) ; the currently favoured value of 13 grams per cubic centimetre for the central density ; the fairly smooth variation of the ...
... cubic centi- metre ) at the mantle - core boundary ( at a depth of about 2,900 kilometres [ 1,800 miles ] ) ; the currently favoured value of 13 grams per cubic centimetre for the central density ; the fairly smooth variation of the ...
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... cubic centimetre , whereas eclogites with seismic velocities of 8.2 kilometres ( 5.1 miles ) per second possess densities close to 3.5 grams per cubic centimetre . Geophysical evidence on the density of the upper mantle is , however ...
... cubic centimetre , whereas eclogites with seismic velocities of 8.2 kilometres ( 5.1 miles ) per second possess densities close to 3.5 grams per cubic centimetre . Geophysical evidence on the density of the upper mantle is , however ...
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