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Why isn't the Earth's core temperature the average of its surface temperatures?

Assuming that the earth is spherical, that its temperature is continuous, and that some other more or less realistic conditions hold, we might think that the Earth's core temperature should be about ...
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Does airport activity increase METAR temperatures?

Many weather stations (including almost all METAR stations) are located near busy airports that have gotten busier over the years. Could the airport/airplane activity (friction, propellant release, ...
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Martian ground exchange heat pump

According to the wikipedia article Geothermal heat pump, "Depending on latitude, the temperature beneath the upper 6 metres of Earth's surface maintains a nearly constant temperature between 10 and 16 ...