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Articles | Volume 1, issue 1
Articles | Volume 1, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-1-1-2010
© Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-1-1-2010
© Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 1, issue 1
02 Feb 2010
 | 02 Feb 2010

The Eons of Chaos and Hades

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

Abstract. We propose the Chaotian Eon 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 Tellus.

How to cite. Goldblatt, C., Zahnle, K. J., Sleep, N. H., and Nisbet, E. G.: The Eons of Chaos and Hades, Solid Earth, 1, 1–3, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-1-1-2010, 2010.
Received: 23 Oct 2009 – Discussion started: 24 Nov 2009 – Revised: 26 Jan 2010 – Accepted: 28 Jan 2010 – Published: 02 Feb 2010