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faint young Sun paradox: a standalone construct

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faint youngSun paradox1 CONSTRUCTFaint young sun paraSAGAN · PALEOCLIMATOLOGY

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Paleoclimatology

the puzzle that early Earth had liquid water even though the young Sun was about 30 percent dimmer.

In paleoclimatology, faint young Sun paradox refers to the puzzle that early Earth had liquid water even though the young Sun was about 30 percent dimmer. This meaning comes from Sagan (1972) in Science.[1]

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  1. Sagan, C., & Mullen, G. (1972). Earth and Mars: Evolution of Atmospheres and Surface Temperatures. Science, 177(4043), 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.177.4043.52

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