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How long would it
take to fall to the
Earth’s crust consists types of rock on land and under the sea.
Even though it is a physical impossibility,
calculations suggest it would take about
19 minutes to fall to Earth’s core, traveling
Why is it impossible? First, no one could dig a tunnel through Earth to its core. This calculation also assumes there is no air resistance in the tunnel: resistance would make the falling speed slower. Finally, if someone actually made it close to the center of Earth, the
center of Earth?
at up to 18,000 mph (29,000 kph).
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