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asthenosphere

highly viscous, mechanically weak and ductile region of the Earth's mantle
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asthenosphere

Summary

asthenosphere is a layer[1]. asthenosphere has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • asthenosphere's instance of is recorded as layer[3].
  • asthenosphere is part of upper mantle[4].
  • asthenosphere is part of Earth[5].
  • asthenosphere's Commons category is recorded as Structure of the Earth[6].
  • asthenosphere's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[7].

Body

Definition and Type

asthenosphere's instance of is recorded as layer[3].

Use and Application

Part of include upper mantle[4], a geographic envelope[8] and Earth[5], an inner planet of the Solar System[9], founded in -4540000000[10].

Why It Matters

asthenosphere has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] asthenosphere is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → upper mantle, Earth
    Part of → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Instance of → layer
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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