
Why was the early Earth so hot? The heat wasn’t just coming from the inside
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The oldest known continental rocks are about 4.03 billion years old . Ancient asteroid barrage may explain why early Earth had no stable continents. NASA/Artemis II crew A very different early Earth This finding has big consequences for how we picture the Hadean.
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The oldest known continental rocks are about 4.03 billion years old .
according to The Conversation - AustraliaAncient asteroid barrage may explain why early Earth had no stable continents.
according to Phys.orgNASA/Artemis II crew A very different early Earth This finding has big consequences for how we picture the Hadean.
according to The Conversation - AustraliaNew research led by Curtin University and QUT (Queensland University of Technology) has revealed that repeated asteroid impacts may have been the dominant force shaping early Earth, delivering vast amounts of heat into the planet's interior and delaying the formation of stable continents.
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