Hadean zircons reveal crust recycling and continent formation more than 4 billion years ago

Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.
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What Hadean Earth was really like before life began

Long before oceans stabilized and continents formed, Hadean Earth was a world of molten rock, relentless asteroid impacts, and toxic atmospheres. Surface temperatures were extreme, and the young ...
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Scientists unlock the secrets of Earth’s earliest rocks

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AI models used ancient zircons to reveal Earth’s earliest crust chemistry, solving a long-standing geologic mystery. (CREDIT: CC ...
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This is what Earth looked like during its most violent era

During the Hadean eon, Earth was a world of constant impacts, molten rock, and a toxic atmosphere. The surface was repeatedly melted by asteroid strikes while intense heat escaped from the planet’s ...
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Earth’s First Continents Emerged in an Inferno of Fire and Water, Making the Planet Habitable Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than the Fossil Record Indicates

A comprehensive examination of the oldest minerals on the planet, microscopic grains of zircon more resistant than diamond, ...