So how do we measure the thickness of our subsurface? Think of the earth as an onion with different layers. Each of those layers (lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesospheric mantle, outer core, inner core) contain different mechanical (and chemical) properties. read more
Think of the earth as an onion with different layers. Each of those layers (lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesospheric mantle, outer core, inner core) contain different mechanical (and chemical) properties. read more
Earth’s Layers: The Earth can be divided into one of two ways – mechanically or chemically. Mechanically – or rheologically, meaning the study of liquid states – it can be divided into the lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesospheric mantle, outer core, and the inner core. read more