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4600 BCE
Primary Accretion Stage
Accretion is the process in which solid forms larger and larger objects and eventually planets are produced. -
4600 BCE
Formation of the Sun
The sun formed more than 4.5 billion years ago, when a cloud of dust and gas called a nebula collapsed under its own gravity. -
4590 BCE
Giant Impact stage
Four rock planets were located in the interior of the solar system, while there were two ice giants and two gas giants in the exterior of the solar system. -
4540 BCE
Formation of the Moon
The moon was actually created by the debris of the Earth. A part of that became a molten gloop. It stayed in the orbit for a long time and eventually it became a moon. -
4500 BCE
Late Accretion Stage
Planets start to crash into the Earth's surface. -
3800 BCE
End of Heavy Bombardment
Small asteroids started to slam into larger worlds, scarring their surface. -
3000 BCE
Planetary Cooling
This is the time when Earth starts to cool down and becomes the Earth we know now.