"upper mantle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upper mantles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} upper mantle (plural upper mantles)
  1. (geology) The layer of Earth's interior located beneath the crust and extending to a depth of 410 kilometers. Wikidata QID: Q2009467 Synonyms: outer mantle Related terms: lower mantle [comeronym], inner mantle [comeronym], mesosphere [comeronym]
    Sense id: en-upper_mantle-en-noun-en:Q2009467 Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. Any similar layer of an exoplanet. Synonyms: outer mantle Related terms: lower mantle [comeronym], inner mantle [comeronym]
    Sense id: en-upper_mantle-en-noun-yAizjm7P Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

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