442-Cool-Early-Earth

442-Cool-Early-Earth 442-cool-early-earth-dixon –A panoramic aerial vista illustrates the "Cool Early Earth" hypothesis, capturing the transition from a molten world to a planet with liquid water. On the left, a massive active volcanic complex spews thick, dark ash columns and glowing lava flows down rugged slopes toward a primordial shoreline. To the right, a vast, white blanket of low-lying clouds and turbulent weather fronts breaks to reveal an expansive, early blue ocean under a massive, detailed moon hanging close in the sky, while distant lightning strikes illuminate the atmospheric haze. ; digital, 2006, for Scientific American — 442-cool-early-earth-dixon –A panoramic aerial vista illustrates the "Cool Early Earth" hypothesis, capturing the transition from a molten world to a planet with liquid water. On the left, a massive active volcanic complex spews thick, dark ash columns and glowing lava flows down rugged slopes toward a primordial shoreline. To the right, a vast, white blanket of low-lying clouds and turbulent weather fronts breaks to reveal an expansive, early blue ocean under a massive, detailed moon hanging close in the sky, while distant lightning strikes illuminate the atmospheric haze. ; digital, 2006, for Scientific American
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