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FIGURE 2.2 Cross sections of the Earth and its properties. The upper panel shows the seismologically determined regions and pressures as a function of depth (100 GPa = 1 Mbar = 1 million atmospheres). The bottom panel shows the average elastic parameters as a function of depth as determined by seismological analyses.