A Journey Through Time: The Birth and Evolution of the Universe
It all began in an instant—an unimaginable moment of creation. There was no light, no sound, only an infinitesimal, incredibly dense point of energy and matter. Around 13.8 billion years ago, this singularity—known as the Big Bang—erupted into existence, expanding outward at a staggering speed. It wasn't an explosion in space; rather, it was space itself that began to stretch and unfold, creating the very fabric of the cosmos.
In the blink of an eye, the universe was born. Within the first fraction of a second, it grew at a rate faster than anything we can comprehend, a process called inflation. As the universe stretched, it began to cool, and in the cooling, particles of matter began to form. Protons, neutrons, and electrons—the building blocks of everything—were created from the chaotic energy, weaving together the foundation of all that was to come.
However, the universe was still far too hot for atoms to form. For hundreds of thousands of years, it was a glowing sea of particles. But as the temperature continued to drop, something extraordinary happened: the first atoms emerged, primarily hydrogen and helium. For the first time, light could travel freely through space, casting a faint glow that still lingers in the universe today, known as the Cosmic Microwave Background. It’s like a snapshot of the universe in its infancy.
But even though atoms were now forming, the universe was a quiet place. For nearly 100 million years, there was no light—only a vast, dark expanse of gas. Then, the first stars began to emerge. These stars, unlike anything we see today, were enormous and incredibly hot. They ignited with brilliance, lighting up the cosmos for the first time. These Population III stars, made only of hydrogen and helium, burned fiercely but briefly, dying in massive explosions that seeded the universe with heavier elements like carbon and oxygen This was the beginning of the process that would eventually give birth to life itself.
Over time, gravity began to pull the scattered gas clouds together, and galaxies formed—giant collections of stars and dust, held together by invisible forces. It was within these galaxies that stars began to form in greater numbers. Some stars formed in clusters, creating galaxies of unimaginable size, while others clustered together, forming groups known as galaxy clusters. These galaxies began to collide and merge, creating more intricate structures. As the universe continued to expand, galaxies drifted further apart, each one carrying the memory of its origins.
Among these galaxies, one in particular would play a pivotal role in the unfolding of life: a small, ordinary galaxy called the Milky Way. Within it, around 9 billion years after the Big Bang, a star—our Sun—began to take shape. A swirling cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity, and as it did, the temperature soared, igniting nuclear fusion and giving birth to the Sun. Around this young star, dust and rock coalesced, forming planets—including our own Earth.
Earth, at first, was a molten mass, bombarded by asteroids and comets. But slowly, over millions of years, it cooled, forming a solid crust. The conditions were just right for water to exist in liquid form, and life began. The first simple, single-celled organisms emerged from the primordial soup of Earth’s oceans, marking the beginning of life as we know it.
As the ages passed, life on Earth evolved in astonishing ways. Some creatures learned to harness the power of sunlight, and others adapted to life in extreme environments. In time, plants, animals, and eventually humans began to emerge. The story of Earth was intricately tied to the unfolding of the universe itself—a grand dance of cosmic processes, each one building upon the last.
[To be continued]
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It all began in an instant—an unimaginable moment of creation. There was no light, no sound, only an infinitesimal, incredibly dense point of energy and matter. Around 13.8 billion years ago, this singularity—known as the Big Bang—erupted into existence, expanding outward at a staggering speed. It wasn't an explosion in space; rather, it was space itself that began to stretch and unfold, creating the very fabric of the cosmos.
In the blink of an eye, the universe was born. Within the first fraction of a second, it grew at a rate faster than anything we can comprehend, a process called inflation. As the universe stretched, it began to cool, and in the cooling, particles of matter began to form. Protons, neutrons, and electrons—the building blocks of everything—were created from the chaotic energy, weaving together the foundation of all that was to come.
However, the universe was still far too hot for atoms to form. For hundreds of thousands of years, it was a glowing sea of particles. But as the temperature continued to drop, something extraordinary happened: the first atoms emerged, primarily hydrogen and helium. For the first time, light could travel freely through space, casting a faint glow that still lingers in the universe today, known as the Cosmic Microwave Background. It’s like a snapshot of the universe in its infancy.
But even though atoms were now forming, the universe was a quiet place. For nearly 100 million years, there was no light—only a vast, dark expanse of gas. Then, the first stars began to emerge. These stars, unlike anything we see today, were enormous and incredibly hot. They ignited with brilliance, lighting up the cosmos for the first time. These Population III stars, made only of hydrogen and helium, burned fiercely but briefly, dying in massive explosions that seeded the universe with heavier elements like carbon and oxygen This was the beginning of the process that would eventually give birth to life itself.
Over time, gravity began to pull the scattered gas clouds together, and galaxies formed—giant collections of stars and dust, held together by invisible forces. It was within these galaxies that stars began to form in greater numbers. Some stars formed in clusters, creating galaxies of unimaginable size, while others clustered together, forming groups known as galaxy clusters. These galaxies began to collide and merge, creating more intricate structures. As the universe continued to expand, galaxies drifted further apart, each one carrying the memory of its origins.
Among these galaxies, one in particular would play a pivotal role in the unfolding of life: a small, ordinary galaxy called the Milky Way. Within it, around 9 billion years after the Big Bang, a star—our Sun—began to take shape. A swirling cloud of gas and dust collapsed under gravity, and as it did, the temperature soared, igniting nuclear fusion and giving birth to the Sun. Around this young star, dust and rock coalesced, forming planets—including our own Earth.
Earth, at first, was a molten mass, bombarded by asteroids and comets. But slowly, over millions of years, it cooled, forming a solid crust. The conditions were just right for water to exist in liquid form, and life began. The first simple, single-celled organisms emerged from the primordial soup of Earth’s oceans, marking the beginning of life as we know it.
As the ages passed, life on Earth evolved in astonishing ways. Some creatures learned to harness the power of sunlight, and others adapted to life in extreme environments. In time, plants, animals, and eventually humans began to emerge. The story of Earth was intricately tied to the unfolding of the universe itself—a grand dance of cosmic processes, each one building upon the last.
[To be continued]
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Yet, our story is still a tiny fraction of the universe's grand narrative. In the early 20th century, astronomers like Edwin Hubble discovered something astonishing: the universe was expanding. Galaxies were moving away from us, suggesting that everything—the stars, the planets, the galaxies—was once part of a single, dense point. This revelation confirmed the Big Bang theory, but it also raised new questions. How did the universe continue to grow? What was its ultimate fate?
Scientists began to piece together the answers. They discovered that the universe was filled with dark matter, an invisible substance that makes up most of the universe’s mass. Then, in the late 20th century, they uncovered another mystery—dark energy, a strange force pushing galaxies apart at an accelerating rate, hinting that the universe might not be slowing down as previously thought, but expanding ever faster.
As we peer deeper into the cosmos with powerful telescopes, we continue to uncover more about the universe's origins and its future. The discovery of new galaxies, the study of black holes, and the ongoing exploration of the stars are all part of our attempt to understand the vast, mysterious universe that began in the Big Bang.
And yet, we are left with one fundamental question: What comes next? Will the universe continue to expand forever, growing colder and darker, or is there something more—a final, unimaginable event that will shape the future of all existence? Perhaps we will never know the final answer, but the journey of discovery continues, as we look to the stars and beyond, trying to understand the forces that shaped our universe, and the mysteries that still lie ahead.
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Scientists began to piece together the answers. They discovered that the universe was filled with dark matter, an invisible substance that makes up most of the universe’s mass. Then, in the late 20th century, they uncovered another mystery—dark energy, a strange force pushing galaxies apart at an accelerating rate, hinting that the universe might not be slowing down as previously thought, but expanding ever faster.
As we peer deeper into the cosmos with powerful telescopes, we continue to uncover more about the universe's origins and its future. The discovery of new galaxies, the study of black holes, and the ongoing exploration of the stars are all part of our attempt to understand the vast, mysterious universe that began in the Big Bang.
And yet, we are left with one fundamental question: What comes next? Will the universe continue to expand forever, growing colder and darker, or is there something more—a final, unimaginable event that will shape the future of all existence? Perhaps we will never know the final answer, but the journey of discovery continues, as we look to the stars and beyond, trying to understand the forces that shaped our universe, and the mysteries that still lie ahead.
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Mercury: A Planet of Extremes
✨Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system, orbits within the outer reaches of the Sun's atmosphere. This proximity subjects it to scorching temperatures, with one side perpetually baked while the other remains perpetually frozen. Its surface is a testament to its tumultuous history, scarred by countless impacts from asteroids, comets, and other space debris.
✨Indeed, Mercury boasts a denser concentration of craters than even our own Moon. Lacking a substantial atmosphere, the planet experiences extreme temperature fluctuations. Daytime temperatures can soar to a blistering 450 degrees Fahrenheit in most regions, surpassing 840 degrees near the equator.
✨Conversely, nighttime temperatures plummet to frigid lows of -275 degrees Fahrenheit. Like our Moon, Mercury exhibits synchronous rotation, meaning the same hemisphere always faces the Sun.
✨Historically, Mercury was mistaken for two distinct stars. The Greeks, for instance, referred to the morning "star" as Apollo and the evening apparition as Hermes. It was only in the fifth century that they recognized these celestial bodies as a single entity.
✨In 1991, a groundbreaking discovery emerged when radar signals were successfully bounced off Mercury's poles. The data strongly suggested the presence of ice sheets at both poles. This phenomenon can be attributed to the unique geometry of the polar regions, where the Sun remains perpetually near the horizon, maintaining perpetually frigid temperatures.
✨Mercury's rotation exhibits an intriguing peculiarity, resulting in an exceptionally long day. Its slow rotational speed dictates that a Mercurian day is twice as long as it's a year. Despite its rapid orbital velocity – a remarkable 30 miles per second, making it the fastest orbiting planet in our solar system
– Mercury completes its orbit around the Sun in a mere 88 Earth days. However, a full rotation on Mercury takes a substantial 176 Earth days.
✨Mercury follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun, maintaining an average distance of approximately 36 million miles. Although it completes a full rotation every 59 Earth days, Mercury ranks second slowest in rotational speed, trailing only Venus.
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✨Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system, orbits within the outer reaches of the Sun's atmosphere. This proximity subjects it to scorching temperatures, with one side perpetually baked while the other remains perpetually frozen. Its surface is a testament to its tumultuous history, scarred by countless impacts from asteroids, comets, and other space debris.
✨Indeed, Mercury boasts a denser concentration of craters than even our own Moon. Lacking a substantial atmosphere, the planet experiences extreme temperature fluctuations. Daytime temperatures can soar to a blistering 450 degrees Fahrenheit in most regions, surpassing 840 degrees near the equator.
✨Conversely, nighttime temperatures plummet to frigid lows of -275 degrees Fahrenheit. Like our Moon, Mercury exhibits synchronous rotation, meaning the same hemisphere always faces the Sun.
✨Historically, Mercury was mistaken for two distinct stars. The Greeks, for instance, referred to the morning "star" as Apollo and the evening apparition as Hermes. It was only in the fifth century that they recognized these celestial bodies as a single entity.
✨In 1991, a groundbreaking discovery emerged when radar signals were successfully bounced off Mercury's poles. The data strongly suggested the presence of ice sheets at both poles. This phenomenon can be attributed to the unique geometry of the polar regions, where the Sun remains perpetually near the horizon, maintaining perpetually frigid temperatures.
✨Mercury's rotation exhibits an intriguing peculiarity, resulting in an exceptionally long day. Its slow rotational speed dictates that a Mercurian day is twice as long as it's a year. Despite its rapid orbital velocity – a remarkable 30 miles per second, making it the fastest orbiting planet in our solar system
– Mercury completes its orbit around the Sun in a mere 88 Earth days. However, a full rotation on Mercury takes a substantial 176 Earth days.
✨Mercury follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun, maintaining an average distance of approximately 36 million miles. Although it completes a full rotation every 59 Earth days, Mercury ranks second slowest in rotational speed, trailing only Venus.
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Part-2
✨Mercury is Moon like in appearance
and has no life. It has no water except for polar ice sheets. It does have a very thin atmosphere. It is made up of helium,hydrogen, oxygen and sodium.
✨The sun’s rays are 7 times more
powerful on Mercury than they are here on earth. It reflects only 6% of the sunlight shone on it. The sun would appear 2 ½ times larger in the sky, than it does here. It has no moons. It’s a small and rocky planet.
✨Mercury’s diameter is 3,032 miles at the equator, which makes it 2/5 the size of earth. The gravity is about 1/3 of ours.
✨Mercury is covered by a thin layer of
silicates, has many deep craters that look like what we have on our Moon. The largest crater is 800 miles across. There are some indirect signs of volcanism, but there are no cones or volcanic mountains.
✨Its core may be liquid iron that it makes up as much at ¾ of its radius.
It is the closest planet to the Sun. It is difficult to send probes there.
✨Because of the increased dangers of being so close to the Sun. Its distance from us and the unlikely ability of it providing informational benefits that could come from its exploration, no human exploration has been planned.
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✨Mercury is Moon like in appearance
and has no life. It has no water except for polar ice sheets. It does have a very thin atmosphere. It is made up of helium,hydrogen, oxygen and sodium.
✨The sun’s rays are 7 times more
powerful on Mercury than they are here on earth. It reflects only 6% of the sunlight shone on it. The sun would appear 2 ½ times larger in the sky, than it does here. It has no moons. It’s a small and rocky planet.
✨Mercury’s diameter is 3,032 miles at the equator, which makes it 2/5 the size of earth. The gravity is about 1/3 of ours.
✨Mercury is covered by a thin layer of
silicates, has many deep craters that look like what we have on our Moon. The largest crater is 800 miles across. There are some indirect signs of volcanism, but there are no cones or volcanic mountains.
✨Its core may be liquid iron that it makes up as much at ¾ of its radius.
It is the closest planet to the Sun. It is difficult to send probes there.
✨Because of the increased dangers of being so close to the Sun. Its distance from us and the unlikely ability of it providing informational benefits that could come from its exploration, no human exploration has been planned.
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😃 Did you know what are forcefields?
⚛In speculative fiction, a force field, sometimes known as an energy shield, force shield, force bubble, defence shield or deflector shield, is a barrier made of things like energy, negative energy, dark energy, electromagnetic fields, Gravitational fields, electric fields, quantumfields, plasma, particles, radiation, solid light, or pure force.
⚛ It protects a person, area, or object from attacks or intrusions or even deflects energy attacks back at the attacker. This fictional technology is created as a field of energy without mass that acts as a wall, so that objects affected by the particular force relating to the field are unable to pass through the field and reach the other side, are deflected or destroyed.
⚛ This concept has become a staple of many science-fiction works, so much that authors frequently do not even bother to explain or justify them to their readers, treating them almost as established fact and attributing whatever capabilities the plot requires.
⚛The ability to create forcefields has become frequent superpower in superhero media.
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⚛In speculative fiction, a force field, sometimes known as an energy shield, force shield, force bubble, defence shield or deflector shield, is a barrier made of things like energy, negative energy, dark energy, electromagnetic fields, Gravitational fields, electric fields, quantumfields, plasma, particles, radiation, solid light, or pure force.
⚛ It protects a person, area, or object from attacks or intrusions or even deflects energy attacks back at the attacker. This fictional technology is created as a field of energy without mass that acts as a wall, so that objects affected by the particular force relating to the field are unable to pass through the field and reach the other side, are deflected or destroyed.
⚛ This concept has become a staple of many science-fiction works, so much that authors frequently do not even bother to explain or justify them to their readers, treating them almost as established fact and attributing whatever capabilities the plot requires.
⚛The ability to create forcefields has become frequent superpower in superhero media.
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🔥In this extraordinary universe how many of us have eagerness to learn starting elementary to the vast and complex world of life ?🤔I left the answer for who gonna read the below article .
What is brain 🧠?
The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body. Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS.
What is the brain made of?
Weighing about 3 pounds in the average adult, the brain is about 60% fat. The remaining 40% is a combination of water, protein, carbohydrates and salts. The brain itself is a not a muscle. It contains blood vessels and nerves, including neurons and glial cells.
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What is brain 🧠?
The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body. Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS.
What is the brain made of?
Weighing about 3 pounds in the average adult, the brain is about 60% fat. The remaining 40% is a combination of water, protein, carbohydrates and salts. The brain itself is a not a muscle. It contains blood vessels and nerves, including neurons and glial cells.
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🧠What is the gray matter and white matter?
👉Gray and white matter are two different regions of the central nervous system. In the brain, gray matter refers to the darker, outer portion, while white matter describes the lighter, inner section underneath. In the spinal cord, this order is reversed: The white matter is on the outside, and the gray matter sits within.
👉Gray matter is primarily composed of neuron somas (the round central cell bodies), and white matter is mostly made of axons (the long stems that connects neurons together) wrapped in myelin (a protective coating). The different composition of neuron parts is why the two appear as separate shades on certain scans.
👉Each region serves a different role. Gray matter is primarily responsible for processing and interpreting information, while white matter transmits that information to other parts of the nervous system.
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👉Gray and white matter are two different regions of the central nervous system. In the brain, gray matter refers to the darker, outer portion, while white matter describes the lighter, inner section underneath. In the spinal cord, this order is reversed: The white matter is on the outside, and the gray matter sits within.
👉Gray matter is primarily composed of neuron somas (the round central cell bodies), and white matter is mostly made of axons (the long stems that connects neurons together) wrapped in myelin (a protective coating). The different composition of neuron parts is why the two appear as separate shades on certain scans.
👉Each region serves a different role. Gray matter is primarily responsible for processing and interpreting information, while white matter transmits that information to other parts of the nervous system.
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⚛ Matter and Antimatter Destroy Each Other
–One of the coolest things about high energy physics, also called particle physics, is the discovery of antimatter.
–Antimatter is sort of the reverse of matter. The counterparts of electrons are called positrons (which are positively charged), and the counterparts of protons are antiprotons (which are negatively charged).Even neutrons have an antiparticle: anti neutrons.
– A neutron is made up of smaller particles called quarks, which have antiparticle versions, too.So the antineutron has no charge just like the neutron, but each of the quarks it’s made of is the anti- version of the neutron quarks.
–In physics terms, matter is sort of on the plus side, and antimatter sort of on the negative side. When the two come together, they destroy each other, leaving pure energy — light waves of great energy, called gamma waves. And like any other radiant energy, gamma waves can be considered heat energy, so if you have a pound of matter and a pound of antimatter coming together, you’ll have quite a bang.
–That bang, pound for pound, is much stronger than a standard atomic bomb, where only 0.7 percent of the fissile material is turned into energy. When matter hits antimatter, 100 percent is turned into energy.
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–One of the coolest things about high energy physics, also called particle physics, is the discovery of antimatter.
–Antimatter is sort of the reverse of matter. The counterparts of electrons are called positrons (which are positively charged), and the counterparts of protons are antiprotons (which are negatively charged).Even neutrons have an antiparticle: anti neutrons.
– A neutron is made up of smaller particles called quarks, which have antiparticle versions, too.So the antineutron has no charge just like the neutron, but each of the quarks it’s made of is the anti- version of the neutron quarks.
–In physics terms, matter is sort of on the plus side, and antimatter sort of on the negative side. When the two come together, they destroy each other, leaving pure energy — light waves of great energy, called gamma waves. And like any other radiant energy, gamma waves can be considered heat energy, so if you have a pound of matter and a pound of antimatter coming together, you’ll have quite a bang.
–That bang, pound for pound, is much stronger than a standard atomic bomb, where only 0.7 percent of the fissile material is turned into energy. When matter hits antimatter, 100 percent is turned into energy.
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Solar-Maximum
The magnetic pole of the Sun switch places every eleven years in a cycle called Solar max or solar maximum. At the height of this cycle or solar maximum, the Sun's magnetic poles flip. Along the way, changes in the Sun's magnetism produce a greater number of sunspots, more energy and cause solar eruptions of particles
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The magnetic pole of the Sun switch places every eleven years in a cycle called Solar max or solar maximum. At the height of this cycle or solar maximum, the Sun's magnetic poles flip. Along the way, changes in the Sun's magnetism produce a greater number of sunspots, more energy and cause solar eruptions of particles
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😃what is parallel universe ?
👉Parallel universe, also known as a parallel dimension, alternate universe, or alternate reality, is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one's own. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called a "multiverse".
👉While the three terms are generally synonymous and can be used interchangeably in most cases, there is sometimes an additional connotation implied with the term "alternate universe/reality" that implies that the reality is a variant of our own, with some overlap with the similarly-named alternate history.
👉 The term "parallel universe" is more general, without implying a relationship, or lack of relationship, with our own universe. A universe where the very laws of nature are different – for example, one in which there are no Laws of Motion – would in general count as a parallel universe but not an alternative reality and a concept between both fantasy world and Earth.
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👉Parallel universe, also known as a parallel dimension, alternate universe, or alternate reality, is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with one's own. The sum of all potential parallel universes that constitute reality is often called a "multiverse".
👉While the three terms are generally synonymous and can be used interchangeably in most cases, there is sometimes an additional connotation implied with the term "alternate universe/reality" that implies that the reality is a variant of our own, with some overlap with the similarly-named alternate history.
👉 The term "parallel universe" is more general, without implying a relationship, or lack of relationship, with our own universe. A universe where the very laws of nature are different – for example, one in which there are no Laws of Motion – would in general count as a parallel universe but not an alternative reality and a concept between both fantasy world and Earth.
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Were a water over Martians surface before?🤔
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🔭 Martians Era of aerological development
👉There are three eras, epochs of Martian areological development:
#Noachian: 4.6 billion to 3.5 billion years
ago. This time was characterized by large meteoric impacts, flooding and seas.
#Hesperian: 3.5 billion to 1.8 billion
years ago. It is marked by large scale
volcanism and basalt plains development.
#Amazonian: 1.8 billion years ago until
now. It is a time of less meteoric impacts,smaller in size, and with lava flows that occurred as few as a hundred million years ago.
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👉There are three eras, epochs of Martian areological development:
#Noachian: 4.6 billion to 3.5 billion years
ago. This time was characterized by large meteoric impacts, flooding and seas.
#Hesperian: 3.5 billion to 1.8 billion
years ago. It is marked by large scale
volcanism and basalt plains development.
#Amazonian: 1.8 billion years ago until
now. It is a time of less meteoric impacts,smaller in size, and with lava flows that occurred as few as a hundred million years ago.
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