'This Will Give You Chills': People Are Freaking Out After Seeing Earth From This Unseen Angle

• EXPLORE FURTHER: The mysteries lurking beneath 99.999% of the ocean bed remain unknown to us.

Regardless of whether it's from a classroom globe or one of NASA Most folks are quite acquainted with what our planet looks like, thanks to the breathtaking satellite imagery available nowadays.

However, an infrequently viewed perspective of Earth is currently alarming many individuals.

In a widely shared post on X that has garnered over 33 million views, a user posts an image of "the side of our planet Earth that we rarely get to see."

This bizarre perspective of a planet apparently lacking any landmasses has ignited excitement across social media platforms, where a user commented, "This is terrifying."

Many of us are accustomed to viewing Earth from the Northern Hemisphere since this part of the world contains 68 percent of the Earth's landmass.

Nevertheless, despite being widely recognized, it's simple to overlook that more than 70 percent of our planet's surface is submerged under water.

In what is referred to as the 'oceanic hemisphere,' where the majority of Earth's water resides, 89 percent of the area is occupied by oceans, leaving just 11 percent for land.

Shown this perspective of our planet, a commentator quipped: "The Earth ought to be named ocean instead."

The widely shared picture highlights the immense size of the Pacific Ocean, which is the biggest ocean globally.

The Pacific spans an astounding 63 million square miles and holds over half of Earth's 'free' water - water not locked into rock minerals.

The Pacific Ocean is incredibly vast, such that all the continents could easily be accommodated within its basin.

In the picture, you can barely see the greenery of New Zealand in the bottom-left corner, while a portion of Antarctica appears at the lower-right edge of the globe.

In the upper right-hand corner, you can barely discern the western coastline of North America.

Nonetheless, there is slightly more terrestrial area on this part of the globe than depicted in the image; however, these islands are too tiny to be easily discernible.

On this part of Earth, you can find the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, along with numerous other islands from Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian regions like French Polynesia and the Phoenix Islands.

The stunning photograph encompasses an Ocean Hemisphere that is equally captivating. The site of Point Nemo, which marks the spot farthest from any landmass on our planet.

At the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies Point Nemo, situated at such a remote distance from any landmass that The closest humans are aboard the International Space Station, which orbits 254 miles (408 km) above us.

Witnessing this expansive body of water has caused discomfort among certain individuals on social media platforms.

A commentator remarked: "The Pacific Ocean is incredibly vast!"

Someone else added: "Have you ever stopped to think about just how much of our world is covered by... water? Now imagine this: 165 million square kilometers of vast, awe-inspiring quietness."

One commenter pondered, 'It might be that some extraterrestrial beings out there could look at this place and think, "There’s nothing worth investigating; it’s merely another watery world."'

With an additional jest: "The rear part of Earth’s head is insane."

But not everyone was so upset by this image, and many seemed to find it quite appealing.

'Take me down over there,' a commenter commented.

A social media user commented: "This really makes me curious about the secrets lurking under all that water!"

While another added: 'Looks peaceful.'

One social media user even dubbed this the 'most peaceful part of the planet.'

Meanwhile, some less geographically aware social media users were simply baffled by what they were seeing.

One commenter asked, 'WHERE IS THIS?' while another wanted to know: 'Is this Antarctica?'

For certain online conspiracy theorists, comprehending the idea of the opposite side of the planet was just too overwhelming.

A conspiracy theorist boldly asserted: "This image was taken from underneath the flat Earth. The flat surface appears round here, which leads to the misunderstanding about whether the Earth is actually flat or spherical."

Another confused commenter wrote: 'How is there not an oval or flat earth if all the land seems to be on one side?!'

While another suggested: 'Looks very fake to me. Maybe the earth is not round at all.'

However, as for Kiwi commenters, many were just happy to see New Zealand firmly at the centre of the map for once.

A commenter wrote: 'The first map of the world with ONLY New Zealand.'

Another quipped: "It seems New Zealand has the whole Pacific Ocean all to itself."

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