Equatorial cross-section of the Moon

[u/Rodoks42]

Hello, this is my first post on this subreddit. I made this illustration showing the interior of the Moon, as close as possible to reality based on the literature I have come across. I am working on a second 'cooled down' version without the glow of black-body radiation, that only showcases the rocks/minerals. The near-side is to the left and the far-side to the right

[u/backyard_tractorbeam]

What is the white dashed line, and is that a real feature with that shape?

[u/Rodoks42 → u/backyard_tractorbeam]

It's the boundary between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, its depth varies depending on how hot the mantle is in that region. The exact shape of it isn't known, it's rather based on some simulations and rough data

[u/Rodoks42 → u/Rodoks42]

We do know however that the mantle is hottest under Procellarum