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asteroid impacts
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Why was the early Earth so hot? The heat wasn’t just coming from the inside
Tim Johnson, Curtin University and Craig O’Neill, Queensland University of Technology When you think about a large asteroid…
How was the Earth built?
The Earth formed in a ring of debris around the Sun, like the one around Vega, a bright…
Did Asteroids Seed Life?
Early Earth experienced violent asteroid impacts that vaporized oceans and altered the atmosphere, potentially creating conditions necessary for…