Our planet ’s thin, 40-kilometer (25-mile) deep crust—just 1 percent of Earth ’s mass—contains all known life in the universe. Earth has three layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. The crust is made of solid rocks and minerals. More @Wikipedia
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