Solid Earth (Feb 2010)

The Eons of Chaos and Hades

  • C. Goldblatt,
  • K. J. Zahnle,
  • N. H. Sleep,
  • E. G. Nisbet

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-1-1-2010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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We propose the <i>Chaotian Eon</i> to demarcate geologic time from the origin of the Solar System to the Moon-forming impact on Earth. This separates the solar system wide processes of planet formation from the subsequent divergent evolution of the inner planets. We further propose the division of the Hadean Eon into eras and periods and naming the proto-Earth <i>Tellus</i>.