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August 9, 2009 ·
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Comet swarm delivered Earth's oceans ?
By T.K. RandallAugust 9, 2009 ·
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Image Credit: NASA/JPL
A barrage of comets some 3.85 billion years ago could have accounted for the arrival of the Earth's oceans a new study has suggested. Tens of thousands of impacts occured during the event known as the Late Heavy Bombardment.
A barrage of comets may have delivered Earth's oceans around 3.85 billion years ago, a new study suggests. Scientists have long suspected that Earth and its near neighbors were walloped by tens of thousands of impactors during an ancient event known as the Late Heavy Bombardment.
Source: National Geographic | Comments (3)
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