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A new study proposes that asteroid impacts significantly contributed to keeping the early Earth hot during the Hadean eon.
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What
A new study proposes that asteroid impacts significantly contributed to keeping the early Earth hot during the Hadean eon.
When
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:30:00 GMT · 3h 43m ago
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Why
The long-lived effect of impact heating has been underappreciated in models of the Hadean aeon.
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This finding suggests that asteroid impacts played a more crucial role in Earth's early thermal history than previously modeled, potentially influencing the planet's geological and atmospheric development.
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