Earth’s water may have been here since the planet formed, and not delivered later by collisions with icy comets. New research analysed Moon rocks brought to Earth by the Apollo program and sheds light on our planet’s earliest days. Although more than 70 per cent of Earth’s surface is covered in water, overall our planet is relatively poor in water and other volatile molecules compared with most other bodies in the Solar System, said
HOW DID EARTH GET ITS WATER?
Mar 24, 2022
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