Research
Earth's fiery birth may have created hundreds of oceans' worth of water
The Brief
- Scientists report that rocky pebbles reacting with hydrogen under extreme heat can produce water in minutes.
- The proposed process could generate hundreds of oceans' worth of water in Earth's early fiery atmosphere.
- The idea challenges the long-held view that Earth's water was delivered by icy comets or asteroids.
Why it matters
It offers an alternative explanation for the origin of Earth's water, which bears on how habitable planets form and where water comes from in planetary systems.
Who’s affected
- planetary scientists and geochemists
- astronomers studying planet formation
- #planetary science
- #earth origins
- #water
- #planet formation
- #geochemistry
Earth's water may have been born in the planet's fiery atmosphere rather than delivered by icy comets or asteroids. Scientists discovered that rocky pebbles reacting with hydrogen under extreme heat can produce water in minutes, potentially generating hundreds of oceans' worth…
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Earth's fiery birth may have created hundreds of oceans' worth of water