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Old 30-November-2008, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by JonClarke View Post
I aam yet to be convinced that there is a problem that needs to be accounted for. The lines of evidence for anything in the Hadean are very slim and very much assumption driven. I would be extremely sceptical of any strong claaims about anything about surface conditions on the Earth before 3.5 GA (which are the oldest well preserved suprcustal rocks).
Oh ok. You mean: 1) assume for now the hot surface Hadean is correct and 2) the cold surface claim is still weak? I'm ok with that.
I would however, be interested to know how the cold surface people decide to account for this early cooling.

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Originally Posted by dgavin View Post
The numbers are basically guess work, but theroretical models show the heavier a planet gets the less assistance it needs for techtonics.
Thanks.
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