378-ancient-impact-dixon

378-ancient-impact-dixon 378-ancient-impact-dixon – This dramatic space art illustration depicts the Late Heavy Bombardment era on a young, evolving early Earth. A massive, heavily cratered asteroid tumbles in the foreground, while below it, a catastrophic cosmic impact tears into the planet's scarred crust, unleashing a brilliant explosion of molten rock, blinding light, and expanding shockwaves. A large, heavily cratered Moon hangs over the curved, atmospheric blue horizon in the deep blackness of space. - painting by Don Dixon for Geo Magazine — 378-ancient-impact-dixon – This dramatic space art illustration depicts the Late Heavy Bombardment era on a young, evolving early Earth. A massive, heavily cratered asteroid tumbles in the foreground, while below it, a catastrophic cosmic impact tears into the planet's scarred crust, unleashing a brilliant explosion of molten rock, blinding light, and expanding shockwaves. A large, heavily cratered Moon hangs over the curved, atmospheric blue horizon in the deep blackness of space. - painting by Don Dixon for Geo Magazine
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