An litospera iyo an rigid,[1] pinakaluwas na magapong shell kan sarong planetang terestriyal o natural satellite. Sa Kinaban, kompwesto iyan nin crust asin an lithospheric mantle, an pinakaibabaw na kabtang kan upper mantle na naghihiro nin elastical sa time scales nin sagkod sa rinibong taon o labi pa. An crust asin an upper mantle napapalaen sa basehan kan kimika asin mineralohiya.

The tectonic plates of the lithosphere on Earth
Earth cutaway from center to surface, the lithosphere comprising the crust and lithospheric mantle (detail not to scale)

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  1. Skinner, B. J.; Porter, S. C. (1987). "The Earth: Inside and Out". Physical Geology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 17. ISBN 0-471-05668-5.