The atlas · Origins · The early Earth

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Where the water came from

Whether the Earth’s water was there from the start or arrived later from space, a question still argued over.

The working diagram The chemical fingerprint of water in the sea, beside comets and meteorites.
Page type
A lesson, led by a working diagram
Collection
Origins, the early Earth
When
About 4,567 million years ago to 4,000 million years ago, in the Hadean and Archean. The finished piece will give dates from its sources.
Status
Planned and outlined. Every fact in it will be checked against a named source and listed on Sources before it goes up.

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