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between the crust and the outer core. Its mass of 4.01 × 10²⁴ kg is 67% of the mass of the Earth. It has a thickness of 2900 km making up about 84% of Earth's volume. It is predominantly solid, but in geological time it behaves as a viscous fluid. Partial melting of the mantle at mid-ocean ridges

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