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Technical Notes
> Melting the Inner Earth
]
Table 30. Energy Released by Gravitational Settling
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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J
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K
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depth
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density
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mass
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gravity
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inertia
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potential
energy
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density
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mass
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gravity
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inertia
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potential
energy
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z (km)
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(gm/cm3)
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(gm)
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(cm/sec2)
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(gm cm2)
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(ergs)
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(gm/cm3)
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(gm)
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(cm/sec2)
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(gm cm2)
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(ergs)
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Crust
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0
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2.840
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982.2
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2.840
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982.2
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15
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2.865
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2.18E+25
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983.2
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5.88E+42
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-1.36E+37
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2.840
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2.17E+25
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983.2
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5.85E+42
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-1.36E+37
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60
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2.938
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6.58E+25
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986.2
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1.76E+43
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-4.10E+37
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3.332
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7.54E+25
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984.7
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2.02E+43
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-4.70E+37
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100
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3.004
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5.91E+25
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988.8
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1.56E+43
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-3.67E+37
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3.348
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6.64E+25
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986.1
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1.75E+43
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-4.12E+37
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200
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3.169
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1.50E+26
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994.9
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3.87E+43
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-9.26E+37
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3.387
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1.64E+26
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989.6
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4.23E+43
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-1.01E+38
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300
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3.335
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1.53E+26
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1,000.2
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3.83E+43
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-9.35E+37
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3.424
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1.60E+26
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993.4
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4.01E+43
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-9.73E+37
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350
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3.419
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7.76E+25
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1,002.6
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1.89E+43
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-4.70E+37
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3.441
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7.88E+25
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995.5
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1.92E+43
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-4.74E+37
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400
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3.502
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7.82E+25
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1,004.8
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1.87E+43
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-4.70E+37
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3.775
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8.44E+25
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996.4
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2.02E+43
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-5.04E+37
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413
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3.524
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2.04E+25
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1,005.4
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4.84E+42
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-1.22E+37
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3.795
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2.20E+25
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996.6
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5.22E+42
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-1.31E+37
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500
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3.670
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1.38E+26
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1,008.8
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3.21E+43
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-8.19E+37
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3.925
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1.48E+26
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997.5
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3.44E+43
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-8.71E+37
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600
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3.839
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1.60E+26
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1,012.0
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3.61E+43
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-9.40E+37
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4.075
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1.70E+26
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998.6
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3.85E+43
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-9.90E+37
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650
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3.923
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8.05E+25
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1,013.4
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1.77E+43
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-4.68E+37
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4.150
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8.53E+25
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998.7
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1.88E+43
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-4.90E+37
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Mantle
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800
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4.178
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2.43E+26
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1,016.4
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5.17E+43
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-1.39E+38
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4.380
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2.58E+26
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997.8
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5.48E+43
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-1.45E+38
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984
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4.491
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3.01E+26
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1,017.9
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6.02E+43
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-1.68E+38
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4.529
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3.09E+26
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996.0
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6.19E+43
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-1.69E+38
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1,000
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4.519
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2.62E+25
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1,017.9
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5.06E+42
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-1.43E+37
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4.538
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2.64E+25
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995.8
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5.09E+42
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-1.41E+37
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1,200
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4.861
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3.28E+26
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1,016.4
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6.07E+43
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-1.76E+38
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4.655
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3.21E+26
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994.3
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5.95E+43
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-1.68E+38
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1,400
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5.205
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3.25E+26
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1,012.1
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5.58E+43
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-1.67E+38
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4.768
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3.05E+26
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993.7
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5.22E+43
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-1.54E+38
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1,600
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5.549
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3.21E+26
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1,004.7
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5.08E+43
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-1.58E+38
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4.877
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2.88E+26
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994.5
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4.55E+43
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-1.39E+38
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1,800
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5.893
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3.14E+26
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994.4
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4.57E+43
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-1.46E+38
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4.983
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2.70E+26
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997.1
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3.94E+43
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-1.26E+38
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2,000
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6.236
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3.05E+26
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981.1
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4.06E+43
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-1.35E+38
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5.087
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2.53E+26
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1,002.1
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3.37E+43
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-1.13E+38
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2,200
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6.578
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2.94E+26
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964.8
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3.58E+43
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-1.22E+38
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5.188
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2.36E+26
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1,010.2
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2.87E+43
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-1.01E+38
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2,400
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6.918
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2.81E+26
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945.5
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3.11E+43
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-1.09E+38
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5.288
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2.18E+26
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1,022.3
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2.41E+43
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-9.03E+37
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2,600
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7.256
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2.67E+26
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923.3
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2.67E+43
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-9.66E+37
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5.387
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2.01E+26
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1,039.3
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2.01E+43
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-8.02E+37
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2,800
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7.590
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2.51E+26
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898.1
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2.26E+43
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-8.41E+37
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5.487
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1.84E+26
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1,062.6
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1.66E+43
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-7.11E+37
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2,878
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7.720
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9.36E+25
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887.5
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7.79E+42
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-2.95E+37
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5.527
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6.73E+25
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1,073.8
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5.60E+42
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-2.54E+37
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3,000
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7.922
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1.41E+26
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869.9
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1.11E+43
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-4.26E+37
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10.121
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1.81E+26
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1,046.7
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1.42E+43
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-6.59E+37
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3,200
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8.249
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2.17E+26
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838.9
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1.55E+43
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-6.08E+37
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10.421
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2.76E+26
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999.6
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1.97E+43
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-9.25E+37
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3,400
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8.572
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1.99E+26
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804.9
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1.26E+43
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-5.03E+37
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10.697
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2.50E+26
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949.5
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1.58E+43
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-7.49E+37
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3,600
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8.890
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1.81E+26
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768.1
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9.96E+42
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-4.09E+37
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10.948
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2.24E+26
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896.7
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1.23E+43
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-5.94E+37
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3,800
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9.202
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1.62E+26
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728.5
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7.74E+42
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-3.24E+37
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11.176
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1.98E+26
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841.4
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9.46E+42
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-4.61E+37
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Outer
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4,000
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9.507
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1.44E+26
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686.2
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5.86E+42
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-2.51E+37
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11.383
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1.73E+26
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783.9
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7.07E+42
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-3.48E+37
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Core
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4,200
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9.806
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1.25E+26
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641.2
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4.32E+42
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-1.89E+37
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11.570
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1.49E+26
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724.4
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5.13E+42
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-2.55E+37
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4,400
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10.098
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1.07E+26
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593.6
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3.08E+42
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-1.37E+37
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11.737
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1.26E+26
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663.0
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3.61E+42
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-1.81E+37
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4,600
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10.382
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9.02E+25
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543.5
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2.11E+42
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-9.59E+36
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11.887
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1.04E+26
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600.0
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2.44E+42
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-1.23E+37
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4,800
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10.657
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7.39E+25
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491.0
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1.38E+42
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-6.39E+36
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12.017
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8.40E+25
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535.6
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1.57E+42
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-7.97E+36
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4,982
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10.899
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5.41E+25
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441.1
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7.94E+41
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-3.73E+36
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12.121
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6.05E+25
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475.9
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8.90E+41
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-4.53E+36
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5,000
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10.923
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4.70E+24
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436.1
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5.97E+40
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-2.85E+35
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12.130
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5.22E+24
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469.9
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6.63E+40
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-3.41E+35
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|
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5,121
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11.079
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2.87E+25
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401.9
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3.30E+41
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-1.58E+36
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12.197
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3.18E+25
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429.6
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3.65E+41
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-1.87E+36
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5,200
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11.179
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1.62E+25
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379.2
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1.58E+41
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-7.66E+35
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12.229
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1.78E+25
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403.1
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1.74E+41
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-8.96E+35
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5,400
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11.426
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3.27E+25
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320.3
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2.54E+41
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-1.22E+36
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12.301
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3.55E+25
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335.4
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2.75E+41
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-1.40E+36
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Inner
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5,600
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11.662
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2.21E+25
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260.0
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1.14E+41
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-5.59E+35
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12.360
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2.36E+25
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267.1
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1.22E+41
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-6.20E+35
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Core
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5,800
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11.886
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1.34E+25
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199.5
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4.18E+40
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-2.07E+35
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12.405
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1.41E+25
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198.2
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4.39E+40
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-2.20E+35
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|
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6,000
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12.099
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6.79E+24
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143.7
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1.08E+40
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-5.49E+34
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12.437
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7.03E+24
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129.0
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1.12E+40
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-5.42E+34
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6,200
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12.299
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2.35E+24
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139.6
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1.41E+39
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-9.03E+33
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12.455
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2.40E+24
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59.5
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1.44E+39
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-6.13E+33
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6,371
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12.460
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2.59E+23
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0.0
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3.03E+37
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-1.55E+32
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12.460
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2.61E+23
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0.0
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3.05E+37
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-6.64E+31
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SUM
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5.976E+27
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8.14E+44
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-2.460E+39
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5.976E+27
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8.03E+44
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-2.489E+39
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In other words, heat released by meteoritic bombardment would melt the Earth many times over, even if the bombardment period were millions of years. [See Endnote 45a on page 80.] Had this happened, we would not find heavy, nonreactive chemical elements, such as gold, at the Earth’s surface, nor would granite exist. [See “Molten Earth?” on page 80 and Endnote 24 on page 161.]