Daily Archives: September 4, 2017

Asthenosphere

Asthenosphere is zone of Earth’s mantle (upper part of the mantle)lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere. The asthenosphere extends from about 100 km to about 700 km  below Earth’s surface. It was first named … Continue reading

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