New evidence suggests that 1.5 billion years ago, the Earth was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents.
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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN New evidence from Iowa State University and the University of Colorado suggests that 1.5 billion years ago, the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents.
Published in Nature Geoscience, the research examined more than 100 ancient samples of seafloor, located now in the outback of northwestern Australia.
Its rocky scenery of craggy seafloor preserves a hydrothermal system dating back 3.2 billion years.
Lead study author, Benjamin Johnson told Live Science that when the Earth was 1.5 billion years old, the ocean had high levels of isotope oxygen-18.
Their computer models showed that continental landmasses leach oxygen-18 from the oceans, but in the ancient samples, he observed an abundance of it.
So, in the absence of continents, the oceans would carry more oxygen-18, which implies a "Waterworld." The continents appeared later, as plate tectonics drove enormous, rocky landmasses upward to breach the sea surfaces.
RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.
The earth is shown as a Waterworld with no land 2.
The Australian outback is identified as a source of chemical clues 3.
The effects on Isotope oxygen-18 from continents 4.
Where the continents came from VOICEOVER (in English): "New evidence from Iowa State University and the University of Colorado suggests that 1.5 billion years ago, the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents." "Published in Nature Geoscience, the research examined more than 100 ancient samples of seafloor, located now in the outback of northwestern Australia.
Its rocky scenery of craggy seafloor preserves a hydrothermal system dating back 3.2 billion years." "Lead study author, Benjamin Johnson told Live Science that when the Earth was 1.5 billion years old, the ocean had high levels of isotope oxygen-18." "Their computer models showed that continental landmasses leach oxygen-18 from the oceans, but in the ancient samples, he observed an abundance of it." "So, in the absence of continents, the oceans would carry more oxygen-18, which implies a 'Waterworld.'" "The continents appeared later, as plate tectonics drove enormous, rocky landmasses upward to breach the sea surfaces." SOURCES: Live Science, Nature Geoscience https://www.livescience.com/waterworld-earth.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-020-0538-9 *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377
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