Evidence indicates the oxidation state of the early Earth atmosphere.
Is it true that evidence indicates the oxidation state of the early Earth atmosphere?
Yes. Geochemical and petrological evidence demonstrates that the early Earth possessed a defined atmospheric and mantle oxidation state, which governed volatile outgassing and early biochemical evolution.
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Multiple studies examine the geochemical proxies, magma ocean oxidation states, mantle outgassing models, and sulfur-cycling enzymes of the Hadean and Archean eons. These lines of evidence directly support the claim that empirical data indicate the oxidation state of the early Earth's atmosphere and interior.
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Sossi, P., Burnham, A. D., Badro, J., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M., & O’Neill, H. (2020). Redox state of Earth’s magma ocean and its Venus-like early atmosphere. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd1387
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Mateos, K., Chappell, G., Klos, A., Le, B., Boden, J. S., Stüeken, E., & Anderson, R. E. (2023). The evolution and spread of sulfur cycling enzymes reflect the redox state of the early Earth. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade4847
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Katyal, N., Ortenzi, G., Grenfell, J., Noack, L., Sohl, F., Godolt, M., Muñoz, A. G., Schreier, F., Wunderlich, F., & Rauer, H. (2020). Effect of mantle oxidation state and escape upon the evolution of Earth’s magma ocean atmosphere. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038779
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Multiple studies examine the geochemical proxies, magma ocean oxidation states, mantle outgassing models, and sulfur-cycling enzymes of the Hadean and Archean eons. These lines of evidence directly support the claim that empirical data indicate the oxidation state of the early Earth's atmosphere and interior.
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