Scientists get one step closer to finding out how Earth got its water
Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface, but it is unknown when or how all this water arrived on Earth.
The white line shows the boundary between the inner and outer solar system, with the asteroid belt positioned roughly in between Mars and Jupiter. A bubble near the top of the image shows water molecules attached to a rocky fragment, showing the kind of object that could have carried water to Earth.(photo credit: JACK COOK/WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
