Mohorovičić discontinuity

name
/məʊhəʊˈɹə(ʊ)vɪtʃɪtʃ ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/UK

Etymology

Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

Definitions

  1. The boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle.

  2. A similar structure on other bodies, that separates crust from mantle.

The neighborhood

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