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"There would be few fossil traces of these lost siblings of the Earth." Our moon is a pretty obvious reminder of Earth's lost sibling Theia. http://www.astron
by dribnet 12y ago
"There would be few fossil traces of these lost siblings of the Earth."
Our moon is a pretty obvious reminder of Earth's lost sibling Theia.
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2014/06/new-isotopic-evidence-supporting-moon-formation-from-earth-collision-with-planet-sized-body http://www.astronomy.com/news/2014/06/new-isotopic-evidence-...
- bjelkeman-again 12y agoThat could be the kernel of a scifi story. What if Theia had life on it and it spread to earth.
- fideloper 12y agoOr it's unique properties + earth's in combination are the only reason why life exists.
- ChuckMcM 12y ago"Theia, baseball of God" sounds like a good title :-)
- SoftwareMaven 12y agoThere are theories putting Mars in that position: that early on, Mars was more hospitable due to less water, and microbes eventually caught a ride on something ejected from Mars via volcano or meteor impact.
- LarryMade2 12y agoHere's one: the Giants Series by James P. Hogan; starts with Inherit the Stars.