Crust (geology) only planet in our Solar System with plate tectonics. The crust is a thin shell on the outside of the Earth, accounting for less than 1% of Earth's volume. It is the top component of lithosphere: a division of Earth's layers that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates that move, allowing heat to escape from the interior of the Earth into space. The crust lies on top of the mantle, a configuration that is stable because the upper mantle is made of peridotite and so is significantly denser than
Marilyn (given name) Marilyn (given name) Marilyn is a feminine given name. Marilyn is a blend of the English given names Mary and Lynn. It began to be used in the 1920s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Variants of the name includes: Maralyn, Marilynn, Marlyn, Marylyn, Marrilyn, Merilyn, Merrelyn and Merrilyn. The American musician and artist Brian Hugh Warner goes by the stage name Marilyn Manson. His stage name was formed by juxtaposing the names of two opposing American pop cultural icons, actress Marilyn Monroe and cult leader Charles Manson; as an actual given name,