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Describe the asthenosphere

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Another name for the lower mantle is called the asthenosphere.

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Asthenosphere is the upper of the Earth's mantel, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

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The Upper Mantle.

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The upper Mantle.

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Mesosphere.

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