Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found that enstatite chondrite meteorites contain sufficient hydrogen to deliver at least three times the amount of water in the Earth's oceans and probably much more. These rare meteorites, composed of material from the inner solar system, are believed to be the building blocks of the planet.
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- Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed Washington University in St. Louis · Aug 27, 2020 · first to report
- Unexpected abundance of hydrogen in meteorites reveals the origin of Earth's water American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Aug 27, 2020
- Earth may always have been wet CNRS · Aug 27, 2020