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Earth's core temperature

Question:  How hot is the earth's core?
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Answer 1:
This is what I found in a geology text: something to the effect of
several thousand degrees, at least, but almost certainly not as
hot as 10,000 degrees.
 
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Answer 2:  My geology text concurs.  The temperature is probably
around between 3000 and 5000 degrees Celsius.  For comparison,
the temperature at the surface of the Sun is about
5500 degrees Celsius.
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