The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator. It has multiple interior layers, including a crust, mantle, and core. The crust and upper mantle make up the lithosphere, which overlies the asthenosphere and mesosphere in the mantle. The core is divided into a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core. Seismic waves have revealed details of the Earth's internal structure.