<p>Please bear with me, since I don't know much about geography or geology.</p>
<p>I was looking at an earth globe and noticed the pacific ocean covers virtually half of the planet (more or less). How is it even possible that this half is under water?</p>
<p>Is it because the crust under the pacific ocean is heavier than the rest of the world? Otherwise I can't understand why it's sunk so much. Does this make sense?</p>

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Is the earth crust under the pacific ocean heavier than in the rest of the planet?
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# Is the earth crust under the pacific ocean heavier than in the rest of the planet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-08-07)

Please bear with me, since I don't know much about geography or geology.

I was looking at an earth globe and noticed the pacific ocean covers virtually half of the planet (more or less). How is it even possible that this half is under water?

Is it because the crust under the pacific ocean is heavier than the rest of the world? Otherwise I can't understand why it's sunk so much. Does this make sense?

**Tags:** plate-tectonics, crust, oceanic-crust

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There is less to this than meets the eye. Relative to its size, Earth's surface is as smooth as a billiard ball.  

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