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Gigantic meteorite that hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago may have been a ‘a fertilizer bomb’ for life
A giant meteorite dubbed S2, which hit Earth around 3.26 billion years ago may have acted as a 'giant fertilizer bomb', helping with formation of complex life on the planet.
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.
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.
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.
Mega meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest boiled Earth's oceans
But another meteorite might have had an even bigger impact on life on earth, potentially even helping it to thrive in the first place. A huge space rock four times the size of Mount Everest named S2 is thought to have crashed into Earth around 3.
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.
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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Meteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs reset early life
This meteorite was far larger than the infamous Cretaceous era ending one. ‘We’re looking at a bolide that was 500 to 200 ...
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 ...
Meteorite 200X Size of Dinosaur Killer Hit Earth—Here's What Happened Next
Cataclysmic cosmic collisions may have benefited the evolution of primitive organisms early in Earth's history, a study says.
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 ...