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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T12:02:00.000Z",
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    "Archean",
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  "textContent": "An artistic rendering of early Earth during the Hadean eon shows a surface shaped by frequent impacts, localized melting, and regions with persistent liquid water. Neither entirely hellish nor tranquil, early Earth was a dynamic environment frequently transformed by impact bombardment. Credit: SwRI/Simone Marchi",
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