Hadean Earth

by T. Mark Harrison

Book Overview

This book consolidates the latest research on the Hadean Eon - the first 500 million years of Earth history - which has permitted hypotheses of early Earth evolution to be tested, including geophysical models that include the possibility of plate tectonic-like behavior. These new observations challenge the longstanding Hadean paradigm - based on no observational evidence - of a desiccated, lifeless, continent-free wasteland in which surface petrogenesis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030466892
• ISBN13: 9783030466893
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"