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[[1]] is the zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.


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The asthenosphere is the zone of the earth's mantle lying below the lithosphere and is thought to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.
It is believed to be the upper mantle layer below the lithosphere, during which there is relatively little resistance to plastic flow and convection. The asthenosphere is the zone of the earth's mantle lying within the lithosphere and is thought to be much warmer than the earth's surface.
 
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