How do lithospheric mantle and asthenosphere differ from each other?

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Edwidge · Answer 1 · 2024-03-02T04:54:11+0000

The lithosphere is a outermost mechanical layer, it behaves as a brittle, rigid solid. The asthenosphere is a solid upper mantle material that is hot that it behaves plastically and can flow. The lithosphere rides on the asthenosphere.

How do lithospheric mantle and asthenosphere differ from each other?

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