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liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained in its global ocean, covering 70.8% of Earth's crust. The remaining 29.2% of Earth's crust

most massive in relation to its parent planet. Its surface gravity is about one-sixth of Earth's, about half that of Mars, and the second-highest among

Global surface temperature (GST) is the average temperature of Earth's surface at a given time. It is a combination of sea surface temperature and the

to the interconnected body of salt water covering the majority of Earth's surface, i.e., the world ocean. It includes the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian,

Earth radius (denoted as R🜨 or RE) is the distance from the center of Earth to a point on or near its surface. Approximating the figure of Earth by an

that when combined disprove flat Earth beliefs. These include the visibility of distant objects on Earth's surface; lunar eclipses; appearance of the

such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the Earth and is also a Web Map Service client

a natural process called a geodynamo. The magnitude of Earth's magnetic field at its surface ranges from 25 to 65 μT (0.25 to 0.65 G). As an approximation

for microorganisms, with some found more than 4.8 km (3 mi) below Earth's surface. Carbonate–silicate cycle Climate system Cryosphere Geosphere Kola

usually predict the nondimensional logarithm of surface pressure. The average value of surface pressure on Earth is 985 hPa. This is in contrast to mean sea-level