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the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle
the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents
How To Use Mohorovicic discontinuity In A Sentence
- the Mohorovicic discontinuity averages 5 miles down under oceans and 20 miles down under continents
- That point is marked by a sharp boundary known as the Mohorovicic discontinuity, or Moho.
- However, there occurs 5-70 milligals gravity anomaly in this region, the residual anomaly being 30-50 milligals after eliminating the effect of Mohorovicic discontinuity.
