crust

outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet or natural satellite, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle
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crust

Summary

crust ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • crust's image is recorded as Earth cutaway.png[2].
  • crust's subclass of is recorded as solid[3].
  • crust's subclass of is recorded as shell of an astronomical object[4].
  • crust's part of is recorded as astronomical object[5].
  • crust's part of is recorded as terrestrial planet[6].
  • crust's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012jk7[7].
  • crust's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[8].
  • crust's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19571667[9].
  • crust's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as earth-crust[10].
  • crust's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776698055[11].
  • crust's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09282916-n[12].
  • crust's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2776698055[13].

Why It Matters

crust ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[1] crust has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] crust is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). crust. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/crust
MLA “crust.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/crust.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_crust_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{crust}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/crust}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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