Andrija Mohorovičić

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1. When was Andrija Mohorovičić born?January 23, 1857
2. When did Andrija Mohorovičić die?December 18, 1936
3. Where was Andrija Mohorovičić born?Opatija, Austrian Littoral, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)
4. What is Andrija Mohorovičić known for?Discovery of the Mohorovičić discontinuity, the boundary between Earth's crust and mantle
5. Who was Andrija Mohorovičić?He was a Croatian scientist born in 1857 who studied earthquakes and helped us learn about the inside of Earth.
6. What is the Moho?The Moho is a boundary inside Earth that separates the crust from the mantle, discovered by Mohorovičić.

Seismology: The scientific discipline concerned with the study of earthquakes and of the seismic waves that pass through the Earth or other planets.
Mohorovičić discontinuity: The seismological boundary between a planet's crust and mantle, named after Andrija Mohorovičić.
Earth's Crust: The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, characterized by its relative thinness and lower density compared to the mantle.
Mantle: The layer of the Earth below the crust and above the core, comprising the bulk of Earth's volume and mass.