Oct 16, 2024
Why Does the Earth Alone Have Continents and Oceans?
In the previous post I stated that once we have worked out what the ancient atmospheres were, we can see why Earth has continents and oceans. The question then is, why is this not obvious and commonly found in the text books? The answer is sad. Geologists, working on oxidation equilibria, argued that since ancient basalts are similar to modern basalts, so too would the gases emitted by volcanoes…