356-primitive-earth-dixon

356-primitive-earth-dixon 356-primitive-earth-dixon – An orbital perspective of the early Earth during the Late Heavy Bombardment reveals a highly scarred surface dominated by deep, water-filled impact craters. A massive asteroid impact breaches the planet's crust in the mid-ground, sending a brilliant, incandescent plume of ejecta and vaporized rock into space. In the background, a heavily cratered, close-orbiting Moon hangs near a bright comet, emphasizing the chaotic cosmic environment of the early solar system. Featured in Scientific American. copyright Don Dixon / cosmographica.com — 356-primitive-earth-dixon – An orbital perspective of the early Earth during the Late Heavy Bombardment reveals a highly scarred surface dominated by deep, water-filled impact craters. A massive asteroid impact breaches the planet's crust in the mid-ground, sending a brilliant, incandescent plume of ejecta and vaporized rock into space. In the background, a heavily cratered, close-orbiting Moon hangs near a bright comet, emphasizing the chaotic cosmic environment of the early solar system. Featured in Scientific American. copyright Don Dixon / cosmographica.com
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