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Visual Glossary - asthenosphere

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?term=asthenosphere

The asthenosphere is the ductile part of the earth just below the lithosphere, including the lower mantle. The asthenosphere is about 180 km thick.

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Asthenosphere, Terminologies and classifications

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