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sweet-ann [11.9K]
3 years ago
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How do scientists calculate the age of the earth? What if the age of the earth?

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PSYCHO15rus [73]3 years ago
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The best estimate<span> for </span>Earth's age<span> is based on radiometric dating of fragments from the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite. From the fragments, </span>scientists calculated<span> the relative abundances of elements that formed as radioactive uranium decayed over billions of years.</span>
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