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Re:Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core by melling on Thursday June 12, 2014 @07:52PM (#7886712)
The earth is covered by 71% water.

http://www.universetoday.com/65588/what-percent-of-earth-is-...

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Re:Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core by the_hangman on Thursday June 12, 2014 @08:08PM (#7886769)
Yes, but a surface is only two dimensions, and we're measuring a volume (three dimensions). The average depth of Earth's oceans is a paltry 4.3 km.
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Re:Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core by melling on Thursday June 12, 2014 @08:16PM (#7886807)
Got it. Misread what was said.
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