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olorin99 ,

I have no exact answer but the earth’s mantle makes up approximately 84% of its volume and has temperatures ranging from 500k to 4200k. So I would estimate the average temperature to be in the upper bounds of that range.

morphballganon ,

So that figure is just the mantle, no core or surface? I agree it would be near the top, if not above. The heat from the core would easily offset the loss of heat from including the surface.

olorin99 ,

Yeah, the volume of earth is <1% the crust, ~84% the mantle and ~15% the core. So the surface temperature has basically no impact on average temperature.

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