Mohorovičić discontinuity
name/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/UK
Etymology
Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).
Definitions
The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.
A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.
The neighborhood
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