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Lithosphere
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The solid, rocky, outer part of a Gaian Type planet consisting of the crust and the upper mantle; the solid rocky layer in a partially molten or liquid planet.
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Geology
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Text by
M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 03 December 2001.
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