Ancient Earth: Pummeled, Cracked and Oozing Magma | Scientific Visualization

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 13:30 in Earth & Climate

Earth and Moon in the Hadean epoch were pummeled by large impacts letting magma flow out. But, at the same time, some parts of Earth’s surface could have retained liquid water, allowing pre-biotic compounds to form; perhaps even life itself.

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