TIL continents might be (basically/poetically) just ancient impact sites.
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The impact of Theia would in my unscientific opinion be a far better suspect. It both tore away lots of lighter material that would have made the crust too thick for continental drift, while adding to and remixing the remainder.
throws_lemy in earthscience
3.47-Billion-Year-Old Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
https://www.sci.news/genetics/archean-impact-crater-13726.htmlNice sciencing.
TIL continents might be (basically/poetically) just ancient impact sites.
The impact of Theia would in my unscientific opinion be a far better suspect. It both tore away lots of lighter material that would have made the crust too thick for continental drift, while adding to and remixing the remainder.