14-05-2016 12:31 via indianexpress.com

Cosmic dust particles reveal facts about ancient Earth’s upper atmosphere

The findings show that the ancient Earth’s upper atmosphere contained about the same amount of oxygen as today.
Ancient Earth’s upper atmosphere contained about the same amount of oxygen as today, according to a new study that challenges the accepted view of our planet’s atmosphere.
Using the oldest fossil micrometeorites – space dust – ever found, the new study has made a surprising discovery about the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere
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