Published by admin on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 8:51pm
LESLIE’S TRIVIA BITS: March 27, 2023
The Earth has three distinct layers. At its center is a super-hot metallic core. Surrounding that is the mantle, which is about 1,700 miles deep. The outer layer is the crust. And between the mantle and the crust is a defined zone known as the Mohorovicic discontinuity, or the Moho. It’s named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovicic, who demonstrated its existence by studying the patterns of seismic waves from an earthquake that hit Croatia in 1909.
PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to
log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber?
Subscribe today!
