Were we to reach a depth of thirty miles we should have arrived at the limit of the terrestrial crust, for there the temperature will be more than 2372 degrees." "Are you afraid of being put into a state of fusion?"
Con sólo descender a una profundidad de diez leguas, habríamos llegado al límite de la corteza terrestre, porque ya la temperatura sería allí superior a 300°. —¿Es que temes liquidarte?