Early Earth's Iron Rain Explained
Experiment re-creates how iron-rich microworlds slammed into a young Earth.
By Eric Betz
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:03 AM
An illustration depicts an asteroid vaporizing as it slams into a young Earth. The vaporization helped distribute iron across the planet. | Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
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