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The asthenosphere (from Ancient Greek ἀσθενός (asthenós) ' without strength ') is the mechanically weak [1] and ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth. It lies below the lithosphere , at a depth between c. 80 and 200 km (50 and 120 mi) below the surface, and extends as deep as 700 km (430 mi).
Mechanically, it can be divided into lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesospheric mantle, outer core, and the inner core. Chemically, Earth can be divided into the crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, and inner core. [6] The geologic component layers of Earth are at increasing depths below the surface. [6]: 146
In this framework, the LAB separates the two heat transport regimes [conduction vs. convection]. [5] However, the transition from a domain that transports heat primarily through convection in the asthenosphere to the conducting lithosphere is not necessarily abrupt and instead encompasses a broad zone of mixed or temporally variable heat transport.
The mesosphere (/ ˈ m ɛ s ə s f ɪər, ˈ m ɛ z-, ˈ m iː s ə-,-z ə-/; [1] from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ' middle ' and -sphere) is the third layer of the atmosphere, directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere. In the mesosphere, temperature decreases as altitude increases.
The troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere are the five layers which make up Earth's atmosphere. 75% of the mass in the atmosphere is located within the troposphere, the lowest layer
Asthenosphere – The highly viscous, mechanically weak and ductile region of the Earth's upper mantle; Mesozone – The part of the Earth's mantle below the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, but above the outer core. Gutenberg discontinuity– The line between the mantle and the Earth's core.
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D 25 isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs (96,000 light-years ).
The modern understanding of the Earth's upper mantle is that there are two distinct components - the lithospheric part and the asthenosphere. The lithosphere consists of crust and lithospheric mantle and behaves mostly in a plate-like fashion [Stuwe, 2007] whereas the asthenosphere is hotter and weaker due to the presence of partial melt and ...