Some of the only remaining minerals from the Hadean are crystals of zircon embedded in younger rocks. Zircon is tough and ...
The dry, red, dusty landscape doesn't get much water these days, but scientists found evidence of the Earth's oldest rains ...
The crust would have been heated by the lava lake, creating the perfect conditions for zircon to crystallize. The Hadean eon, which lasted from Earth's birth, 4.5 billion years ago, up to 4 ...