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    Aug 23, 2011, 05:02 AM
    Is it possible that tectonics had help from the surface of the Earth shrinking?
    Is it possible that tectonics had help from the surface of the Earth shrinking,as a result of the core cooling?
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    Aug 23, 2011, 05:46 AM
    How does the radius of earth change with core temperature?
    Is it possible (circa. 5000 yrs ago) that the radius of earth was far greater than is today?
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    Aug 23, 2011, 07:12 AM
    There is no evidence that the radius of the earth has changed in any significant way, and certainly not within recent geological history.

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