An artist's conception of the early Earth

An artist’s conception of the early Earth, showing a surface bombarded by large impacts that result in the extrusion of magma onto the surface. At the same time, distal portions of the planet’s surface may have retained liquid water.

Credit: Simone Marchi/SwRI (Source)

• New research uncovers continental crust emerged 500 million years earlier than previously thought (26 April 2021)

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