Ancient Australian rocks reveal Earth's water cycle began billions of years earlier than once thought
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By analyzing three-billion-year-old rocks in Western Australia, scientists have discovered that water was traveling deep into the Earth's mantle much earlier in our planet's history than previously believed. This finding offers exciting new insights into how Earth's ancient water cycle shaped the early planet and fueled its first volcanoes through a unique process called 'dripduction.'
By analyzing three-billion-year-old rocks in Western Australia, scientists have discovered that water was traveling deep into the Earth’s mantle much earlier in our planet’s history than previously believed. This finding offers exciting new insights into how Earth’s ancient water cycle shaped the early planet and fueled its first volcanoes through a unique process called ‘dripduction.’