convection

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These included massive convection cells, clouds of dust, magnetic activity, and the potential influence of a hidden companion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Mantle convection: The slow, heat-driven movement of material within Earth's mantle that transports energy from the interior toward the surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

According to this idea, the planet was capped by a stiff, unmoving outer shell while heat-driven convection took place deeper in the mantle.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

As the molten iron and nickel slowly cool, they form swirling convection currents in the outer core.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

During the summer months, however, superheated air rises from the scorched earth like bubbles from the bottom of a boiling kettle, rushing heavenward in turbulent convection currents.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer