I heartily second Lab Lemmings recommendation of the Skepchick’s series on ‘The Origin of the Earth’, an opus in five parts:
- I: Introduction, the Scientific Toolbox, and Cosmic Starstuff
- II: Crustal Chemistry, the Solar Nebula, and the Solar System
- III: Rocks from Space and the Accretion of the Earth
- IV: It’s Getting Hot in Here, Differentiation, and Core Formation
- V: The Moon, the Magma Ocean, and the Mantle.
If my post on the composition of the Earth left you wondering exactly how it got that way, this series (particularly parts III-V) is for you.
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