# How do we know the core of the earth is iron if we can't get anywhere near it?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-core-of-the-earth-is-iron-if-we-cant-get-anywhere-near-it/466429 "2008-10-04T07:58:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-core-of-the-earth-is-iron-if-we-cant-get-anywhere-near-it/466429/1 "2008-10-04T07:58:30Z")

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Never mind - answered the question. Mods please delete this post.

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-the-core-of-the-earth-is-iron-if-we-cant-get-anywhere-near-it/466429/2 "2008-10-04T17:40:48Z")

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Thread closed at request of OP.

**Gfactor**  
General Questions Moderator