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Which layer of earth contains the asthenoshere?

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The crust and the upper layer of the mantle together make up a zone of rigid, brittle rock called the Lithosphere . The layer below the rigid lithosphere is a zone of asphalt-like consistancy called the Asthenosphere . The asthenosphere is the part of the mantle that flows and moves the plates of the Earth.


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