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TIL continents might be (basically/poetically) just ancient impact sites.
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Nice sciencing.
TIL continents might be (basically/poetically) just ancient impact sites.
The impact of Theia would in my unscientific opinion be a far better suspect. It both tore away lots of lighter material that would have made the crust too thick for continental drift, while adding to and remixing the remainder.