An ocean planet
Water covers about 71% of Earth’s surface. Those oceans help distribute heat and support a remarkable variety of life.
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SOLAR SYSTEM / EARTH
Our pale blue dot.
A planet full of life.
Our pale blue dot. An ocean world with a protective atmosphere, and the only place where life is known to exist.
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DRAG TO ROTATE
ARTISTIC MODEL · TEXTURE & ROTATION NOT TO SCALEMEAN DIAMETER12,742 km
DISTANCE FROM SUN149.6 million km
ORBITAL PERIOD365.25 days
TERRESTRIAL PLANET / PLANET 03
Small facts. Big discoveries.
A moving surface
Earth’s crust is divided into slowly moving plates. Over immense spans of time, they build mountains and rearrange continents.
A magnetic light show
Charged particles interacting with Earth’s magnetic environment and atmosphere produce the shimmering auroras.