Comets probably delivered Earth its water long ago, new study reveals

[Admin]

Scientists have gathered new evidence to suggest icy comets indeed brought water to Earth, long ago.

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[Mergatroid]

This seems to be just like coffee discussions. Every few years it's a complete 180 on whether coffee is bad for you or not.
Over the last year or so, I have read a few articles saying it's unlikely comets brought Earths water, and it was more likely that the rocks the planet is made from contained water and that it rose to the surface over the evolution of the planet.
It's getting to the point one doesn't know what to believe.

 

[Torbjorn Larsson]

It is certainly possible, the question remains open.

“The results of the experiments summarized in this work, focused on surface bombardment with hydrogen atoms, clearly confirm the theory of the interaction of excited hydrogen or deuterium Rydberg atoms and ions with the surface oxygens of oxide minerals,” the authors explain. “Our experiments attempt to explain the origin of water in the areas of oxygen-containing solid material (e.g., dust, meteoroids, asteroids, comets) exposed to a stream of charged particles close to a parent star.”

Earth’s atmosphere and magnetosphere shield it from the solar wind, so there’s no way the wind could’ve created water right on Earth’s surface. However, as the study shows, the wind can create water on the surface of other bodies like asteroids, and the water can be adsorbed and held firm, then delivered to Earth via impacts.

“This scenario is also applicable to the origin of water on Earth,” the authors write. “Due to this effect, a water molecule can be adsorbed on the surface of oxygen-containing particles and then transported over long distances and times,” the researchers write.

This study won’t be the end of the ongoing effort to account for Earth’s water. In a fascinating roundabout way, this research brings us back to asteroids and meteorites delivering Earth’s water.

https://www.universetoday.com/168998/did-some-of-earths-water-come-from-the-solar-wind/

It's getting to the point one doesn't know what to believe.

Alas, click bait 'answers' and fast food delivery answers is not what science serves up.

On the contrary, the nature of open questions implies that we can trust the scientific process and the eventual result (if any). Ironically, the longer the question remains open, the more trust we should get (and give).

Sure, it can test our patience. But adults are generally good at handling delays of gratification. it's part of life.

 

[Adel]

The presence of water on Earth is not due to comets, but rather is the result of a great event that is considered the largest event in the solar system. This event was the reason for the presence of water and life on Earth. A collision occurred between the Earth and the Moon, which resulted in the Earth gaining crust from the near side of the Moon. This acquired crust is the reason for the existence of the lunar seas and the continents of the Earth. This collision resulted in the existence of water and life on Earth. Because of the water and the acquired crust that contains the elements necessary for life found in the lunar soil, the lunar seas are considered the geological form of the ancient continents of the Earth, and the continents of the Earth are the geological form of the lunar seas. This scientific result will be a scientific and geological explanation for a number of unanswered scientific questions about the moon and the earth, as I will explain through what I wrote today in the forum. This scientific result will also reveal a number of the moon’s mysterious secrets, as well as change and correct a number of prevailing scientific concepts. It will also reveal the origin of the moon and the biggest event in the solar system.