SnowBall Earth by MagikUnicorn
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Bryce Art
SNOWBALL EARTH
The Snowball Earth hypothesis posits that the Earth's surface became entirely or nearly entirely frozen at least once, some time earlier than 650 Ma (million years ago). Proponents of the hypothesis argue that it best explains sedimentary deposits generally regarded as of glacial origin at tropical paleolatitudes, and other otherwise enigmatic features in the geological record.
Opponents of the hypothesis contest the implications of the geological evidence for global glaciation, the geophysical feasibility of an ice- or slush-covered ocean, and the difficulty of escaping an all-frozen condition. There are a number of unanswered questions, including whether the Earth was a full snowball, or a "slushball" with a thin equatorial band of open (or seasonally open) water.
The geological time frames under consideration come before the sudden multiplication of life forms on Earth known as the Cambrian explosion, and the most recent snowball episode may have triggered the evolution of multi-cellular life on Earth. Another, much earlier and longer, snowball episode, the Huronian glaciation, which occurred 2400 to 2100 Ma may have been triggered by the oxygen catastrophe.
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Magik
Comments (54)
Very impressive Bryce work on this.
Snow cones for every one!!!!! ;) Nice job!
Excellent scene! Thanks!
very cool! like the haze around the planet, super looking space scene my friend, top notch. super on zoooooooom!
very interesting ideas but first we have to get past the global warming before we freeze our butts off
Awesome
Nicely done MU
did you know a meteorite exploded over the UK the other day? superb science fiction and lighting
spectacular!
Brrrr! ;)
Magik, c'est une image fantastique. la terre semble être très froide et congelée, comme une boule de neige. Merci de fournir les informations, il était passionnant de lire leur théorie
Une annonce de neige?? clis y va faire chaud pour pelleter . Ben non lol .Je déconne encore . Il faut réparer ma barouette encore grrrr ((5++))
it is marvelously beautiful...i love it...much depth...excellent textures... chills and thrills i love the cold...
Marvelous space scene Magik!
I hope that this doesn't happen again.It would be rough.
Awesome Image of the earth as a snow ball, Life must have sucked back then...good thing now the earth is much different!....excellent info!
belle vue spatiale !!
Très belle "approche" de la planète rouge.Très beau travail!
Excellent image, MU. Great info, too. Corrie
freezin my rocks off lol.
Très intéressant!:)
Cool image & info Magik! I thought the Atmosphere would be thick with Volcanic Ash to create a shield from the suns rays to keep the Snow from Melting? BTW, I like Snowcones over Slushies! ;)
Very interesting indeed Magik, the mind boggles at the prospect and the time scale.
Superbe image et intéressantes hypothèses!
Le texte est très intéressant et ton image est très belle, Magik !
Stunning work my friend, well done!
Great looking space art!
Wonderful space art, Magik!!!
Interesting info...excellent work. Aloha
Cool lol!! ;-D