UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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mantle
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core
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crust
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lithosphere
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Detailed explanation-1: -mantle (in geology) The thick layer of the Earth beneath its outer crust. The mantle is semi-solid and generally divided into an upper and lower mantle.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mantle lies below the crust and is up to 2900 km thick. It consists of hot, dense, iron and magnesium-rich solid rock. The crust and the upper part of the mantle make up the lithosphere, which is broken into plates, both large and small.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The difference between these two layers of the mantle comes from the predominant mineral phases in the rock. Both the upper and lower mantle consist primarily of silicate minerals.
Detailed explanation-4: -The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of Earth, including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust.