An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A major subdivision of Earth’s internal structure, located beneath the → Earth’s crust and above the central → core. On average, the mantle begins 35 km below the surface and ends at a depth of about 2,900 km. See also → upper mantle and → lower mantle, → asthenosphere, → lithosphere.

See also: → Earth; → mantle.