The asthenosphere lies in, and is the upper ductile part of, the mantle. It is the layer directly underneath the lithosphere; the layer composed of the crust and uppermost rigid mantle.
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The asthenosphere is part of the mantle, one of several layers.
Yes. The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle.
The asthenosphere is part of the upper mantle layer of the Earth, lying just beneath the lithosphere. It is a semi-fluid layer that allows the tectonic plates to move on top of it.
The asthenosphere is the upper part of the upper mantle.