Where is mohorovicic discontinuity located

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Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate. Advanced search. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature. Abstract THIS distinctive discontinuous layer separates the crust and the mantle of the Earth and extends from 30 km to 50 km below the continents and about 10 km below sea-level in the ocean basins.

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Lehman, I. Travaux Scientifique , 14 , 88— Potres od 8. At the Moho, seismic waves accelerate. After years of observation, Andrija Mohorovicic discovered that the speed of seismic waves is directly dependent on the density of the material the waves are moving through. He explained that the denser the earth's composition and structure is, the faster the velocity of the waves. The thickest areas of the earth lie beneath mountain ranges while the thinnest parts lie beneath deepest ocean floors.

Reaching the Moho is an important and strategic objective to scientists and explorers. There has not been any successful drilling exploration of the Mohorovicic through the oceanic or continental crusts to scientifically study its composition and features. In few places on Earth, crust and mantle boundary rocks and materials have been exposed to the surface through tectonic forces though some are millions of years old.

Different strategies have been considered to help reach the discontinuity.