How an Asteroid Attack Made Life on Earth Possible

Assault on the inner solar system... To try out Brilliant’s online courses, head to http://brilliant.org/astrum for a 30-day free trial, and 20% off a premium annual subscription. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Our Moon's cratered surface tells the story of a cosmic catastrophe - the Late Heavy Bombardment, when meteors rained down in an apocalyptic blitzkrieg that left its surface battered and scarred. What triggered this celestial assault? How did Earth escape the same fate? And could it be the key to understanding how we got here today? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 1:38 Clue 1: Moonrocks 3:08 How Did the Planets Form? 5:14 Where Did the Rocks Come From? 7:47 Bombarding the Earth 11:07 Evolution of Our Planet ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: https://astrumspace.kit.com ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “What is the Late Heavy Bombardment?” via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/LHB “A Timeline for Planet Formation”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Earthtimeline “Solar System Objects”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/solarsystemobjects “New date for ‘Late Heavy Bombardment’ may change life’s timeline on Earth”, via astronomy.com https://astrumspace.info/newdateLHB “Asteroid Facts”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/asteroidfacts “A low mass for Mars from Jupiter’s early gas-driven migration”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/Jupitermigration “How did the Moon form?”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/moonformation “Jupiter's "Grand Tack" Reshaped the Solar System”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Jupitergrandtack “The Archean Eon and the Hadean”, via berkeley.edu https://astrumspace.info/archean “ Where did Earth's water come from?”, via carnegiescience.edu https://astrumspace.info/Earthswater “The Late Heavy Bombardment”, via swri.edu https://astrumspace.info/LHBreview ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Nigel Code, Jon McColgan Video Editor: Matheus L. Heberlê Researcher: Edie Abrahams Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner Executive Producer: Raquel Taylor Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #astrum #space #lateheavybombardment #solarsystem