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Mohorovičić Discontinuity

What is the Mohorovičić Discontinuity? The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or “Moho”, is the boundary between the crust and the mantle. The red line in the drawing below shows its location. In geology the word “discontinuity” is used for a surface at which seismic waves change velocity. One of these surfaces exists at an average depth of […]