earth crust

Lasers light the way to the discovery of ancient crust.

Giant impacts provide a mechanism for fracturing the crust.

Several billion-year-old rocks tell the story of the planet’s transition from alien landscape to one of continents, oceans, and ultimately life.

Giant impacts have a wide range of consequences for young planets and their atmospheres.

The Earth's crust is what we live on and is by far the thinnest layers of Earth. The thickness varies depending on where you...