Asteroids Early Earth (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Asteroids Early Earth

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This is an artistic conception of the early Earth, showing a surface pummeled by large impacts, resulting in extrusion of deep seated magma onto the surface. At the same time, distal portion of the surface could have retained liquid water.

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Simone Marchi

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