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The Lehmann discontinuity is within the Earth's inner core.
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The Lehmann discontinuity, at about 5,150 km depth, marks the boundary between Earth's liquid outer core and solid inner core. Named after seismologist Inge Lehmann, who discovered the inner core in 1936 through seismic wave analysis.