Outer core Outer core The outer core of the Earth is a fluid layer about thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle. Its outer boundary lies beneath Earth's surface. The transition between the inner core and outer core is located approximately beneath the Earth's surface. Unlike the inner core, the outer core is liquid. The inner core is also referred to as the solid core. Seismic inversions of body waves and normal modes constrain the radius of the outer core to be 3483 km with an uncertainty of 5 km,
And What Will We Do Tomorrow? sometime after the events in the story "Burning". In this story it is learned that Mother's real name is Rachel Crove and that she is the granddaughter of Jerry Crove the main character in the story "A Thousand Deaths". And What Will We Do Tomorrow? "And What Will We Do Tomorrow" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It first appeared in his short story collection "Capitol" and then later in "The Worthing Saga". This story is about Mother the empress of Capitol. In it she wakes up from suspended animation for her one waking day every five years