[meteorite-list] Asteroids boiled young Earth’s oceans. High temperatures shaped life’s early evolution

From: Paul H. <inselberg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 20:31:49 -0400
Message-ID: <20150905203149.RHX37.14301.imail_at_eastrmwml207>

Did a massive asteroid turn Earth into a boiling
'Spring' 3.3 billion years ago? Daily Mail Online.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3096111/Did-massive-asteroid-turn-Earth-boiling-SPRING-3-3bn-years-ago-Impact-vapourised-planet-s-oceans.html

?Scientists found evidence for huge asteroid impacts up to
3.3 billion years ago. These may have superheated the
atmosphere and raised the temperature and after losing
100 m of water, Earth would have resembled a 'hot spring.?

Asteroids boiled young Earth?s oceans. High temperatures
shaped life?s early evolution by thomas summers
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/asteroids-boiled-young-earth?s-oceans

The paper is:

Lowe, D. R., and G. R. Byerly, 2015, Geologic record of
partial ocean evaporation triggered by giant asteroid
impacts, 3.29?3.23 billion years ago. Geology. First
published online May 7, 2015, doi: 10.1130/G36665.1
http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/early/2015/05/07/G36665.1.abstract

Dr. Donald Lowe?s Publications
https://profiles.stanford.edu/donald-lowe?tab=publications

Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Sat 05 Sep 2015 08:31:49 PM PDT