Schematic image of Earth’s formation and early evolution (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Schematic image of Earth’s formation and early evolution

Caption

a: Earth in its main accretion stage, when it was covered by a magma ocean. b: Earth in its late accretion stage, when oceans already existed.

Credit

Sakuraba et al. (2021) Scientific Reports

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