#lithosphere__geosphere  the solid part of the earth
  supertype:  layer  a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
  subtype:  plate.lithosphere  a rigid layer of the lithosphere that is believed to drift slowly
  part of:  Earth.terrestrial_planet
  part:  core.midpoint  the central part of the earth
  part:  Earth's_crust__crust  the outer layer of the Earth
     part:  asthenosphere  the lower layer of the crust
  part:  mantle.layer  the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
     part:  lower_mantle__lowermantle  the deeper part of the mantle
     part:  upper_mantle__uppermantle  the upper part of the mantle
  part:  Earth's_surface__surface  the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"
     part:  body_of_water__water  the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
     part:  opening.space__gap  an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

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