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Repeated asteroid impacts drove heat deep into the young Earth and kept its crust weak.
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Repeated asteroid impacts drove heat deep into the young Earth and kept its crust weak.
When
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:04:27 GMT · 2h 30m ago
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Why
The impacts contributed to the early heat and instability of the planet.
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This suggests heavy bombardment may have helped form continents while erasing most Hadean rocks.
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