Earth's crust

Earth's outer layer
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Earth's crust
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Earth's crust

Summary

Earth's crust is a crust[1]. It draws 1,631 Wikipedia views per month (crust category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Earth's crust's instance of is recorded as crust[3].
  • Earth's crust is part of Earth[4].
  • Earth's crust is part of internal structure of Earth[5].
  • Earth's crust's Commons category is recorded as Crust of the Earth[6].
  • Earth's crust comprises basalt[7].
  • Earth's crust comprises granite[8].
  • Earth's crust comprises sedimentary cover[9].
  • Earth's crust's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Earth's crust[10].
  • Earth's crust's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band[11].
  • Earth's crust's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[12].
  • Earth's crust's studied by is recorded as planetary science[13].
  • Earth's crust's studied by is recorded as geology[14].
  • Earth's crust's studied by is recorded as geophysics[15].
  • Earth's crust's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Earth's crust's instance of is recorded as crust[3].

Use and Application

Components include basalt[7], a rock type[17]; granite[8]; and sedimentary cover[9]. Part of include Earth[4], an inner planet of the Solar System[18], founded in -4540000000[19] and internal structure of Earth[5], a structure[20].

Why It Matters

Earth's crust draws 1,631 Wikipedia views per month (crust category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Earth, internal structure of Earth
    Instance of
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2381936
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