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posted 21. November 2005 11:43

New View of Early Earth: A Habitable Place
By Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
posted: 18 November 2005
01:10 pm ET

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A new study concludes Earth had continents and oceans 4.3 billion years ago, which is just a geological eyeblink after the planet is thought to have formed, in the wake of the Sun's birth 4.6 billion years ago.

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Here's why it matters: A world with water and land and somewhat moderate temperatures and volcanic conditions would have been habitable. That does not mean there was life, but the conditions were in place.

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