Wallace Gilroy Bronze Earth model
Part of Hall of Planet Earth.
On Tuesday, October 20, the Museum will close at 3 pm, and the Hall of Ocean Life will be closed all day.
Part of Hall of Planet Earth.
The globe before you is a model of the solid Earth. The Earth's surface is broken up into 10 large and several small pieces called plates.
For emphasis and clarity, geologists often exaggerate the vertical dimension. The surface detail of this globe is vertically exaggerated 22.5 times.
Amount of Crust
Continental: 41%
Oceanic: 59%