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meteorite, Earth
A giant, ancient meteorite may have helped life on Earth thrive
A giant meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and may have sparked life, scientists reveal.
A Massive Meteorite 4X Bigger Than Mt. Everest Crashed Into Earth And Sparked Life
The mammoth S2 meteorite, discovered in 2014, is believed to have caused a tsunami larger than any other known in Earth’s history.
Life ‘may have thrived’ after giant meteorite hit Earth – research
Experts suggest the conditions caused by the impact of the S2 meteorite 3.26 billion years ago may have caused certain life forms to bloom.
3 Billion Years Ago, a Meteorite the Size of Four Mount Everests Struck Earth – Changing Life Forever
Massive impacts had a silver lining for life. Billions of years ago, long before life as we know it emerged, meteorites regularly bombarded the planet. Around 3.26 billion years ago, one of these space rocks struck Earth,
Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth
The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that doomed the dinosaurs and many other life forms. But that was far from the largest meteorite to strike our planet.
Giant meteorite strike may have helped life thrive on Earth, research suggests
The huge chunk of space rock is estimated to have been up to 200 times larger than the meteorite that killed the dinosaurs and analysis suggests it triggered a tsunami that mixed up the ocean and flushed debris from the land into coastal areas.
Meteorite the size of four Mount Everests smashed into Earth and sparked life
Meteorite impacts helped create Earth’s oceans and continents. They sparked life’s evolution through changes in the environment.
Meteorite 4x bigger than Everest struck Earth 3.26 billion years ago, sparking life
Some billions of years ago, Earth was a very different place. Long before life appeared on Earth, countless meteorites rained down on it. One such impact, known as the S2 event, occurred about 3.26 billion years ago and has left behind a trail of clues about our planet’s early history.
Meteorite, four times the size of Mount Everest, collided with Earth and life began
Evidence from ancient rocks in South Africa's Barberton Greenstone Belt reveals that despite the initial devastation, life rebounded rapidly and even thrived in the aftermath.
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A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago. Scientists say it was a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life
When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an ...
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Giant meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago may have aided early life
Billions of years ago, long before anything resembling life as we know it existed, meteorites frequently pummeled the planet.
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The positive impact of a giant meteorite that crashed into Earth more than 3 billion years ago
More than 2 billion years before the dinosaur-destroying meteorite, a meteorite the size of four Mt. Everests, known as S-2, crashed into Earth, creating a planetwide tsunami that actually had a ...
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A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago. Scientists say it was a 'fertiliser bomb' for life
"The oceans likely contained some life, but not as much as today in part due to a lack of nutrients. Some people even ...
Daily Galaxy on MSN
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How a Giant Meteorite Impact 3.26 Billion Years Ago May Have Paved the Way for Early Life
Then all of a sudden, you have a
giant
tsunami, sweeping by and ripping up the sea floor,” Drabon explained. The ...
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