Lithosphere Definition & Earth’s Layer Structure Explained #3738068 (License: Personal Use)

This educational diagram visually breaks down Earth’s internal structure, highlighting the lithosphere as the rigid outer shell (0-100 km deep) that includes the crust and uppermost solid mantle. Beneath it lies the ductile asthenosphere, followed by the mantle, outer core (liquid iron-nickel), and inner core (solid iron-nickel) at ~6378 km depth. The inset globe reinforces spatial context.

Used in geoscience education, K-12 or introductory college earth science pages, and科普 articles explaining plate tectonics; targets users seeking visual understanding of Earth’s composition and lithospheric role.