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The early Earth had a reducing atmosphere, made up predominantly of methane, ammonia, and water vapor. All of these (except water vapor) are now present in trace quantities only; the atmosphere is...
Earth's early atmosphere contained a lot of water vapors and other gases, such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen, and was extremely hot. During earth's youth, the sun's light barely...