Meteorite impacts led to formation of continents on Earth? - Hindustan Times

New research points out that Earth’s continents were formed by gigantic meteorite impacts that were predominant during the first billion years of the planet’s four and a half billion-year history.

The much debated phenomenon of formation of continents has got another dimension added to it. Scientists have found substantial evidence to support the theory that giant meteorite impacts were respon… [+5113 chars]

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