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three quarters of Earth is covered in

three quarters of Earth is covered in water

water

water it’s why it’s called the blue planet but

it’s why it’s called the blue planet but

it’s why it’s called the blue planet but imagine Earth without its oceans and

imagine Earth without its oceans and

imagine Earth without its oceans and instead with all the water in the world

instead with all the water in the world

instead with all the water in the world gather together in a bowl

there’s not that much really but this

there’s not that much really but this water is what makes Earth different from

water is what makes Earth different from

water is what makes Earth different from every other planet in the solar system

the oceans have been here for almost

the oceans have been here for almost four billion years carving the coastline

four billion years carving the coastline

four billion years carving the coastline driving the climate and controlling the

driving the climate and controlling the

driving the climate and controlling the destiny of life itself

but four and a half billion years ago

but four and a half billion years ago and our planet was born it was just a

and our planet was born it was just a

and our planet was born it was just a molten infernal

there was no place for any liquid water

there was no place for any liquid water at all

yet the ingredients needed to create

yet the ingredients needed to create water where they’re locked away deep

water where they’re locked away deep

water where they’re locked away deep inside the earth on the planet form

inside the earth on the planet form

inside the earth on the planet form as the Faust volcanoes erupted one of

as the Faust volcanoes erupted one of

as the Faust volcanoes erupted one of the gases that bellowed Oh was still and

the gases that bellowed Oh was still and

the gases that bellowed Oh was still and as a planet cooled it formed clothes

as the Faust rivers formed they began to

as the Faust rivers formed they began to fill up the lower lying areas on our

fill up the lower lying areas on our

fill up the lower lying areas on our young planet possibly creating the first

young planet possibly creating the first

young planet possibly creating the first oceans but it’s reckoned even this

oceans but it’s reckoned even this

oceans but it’s reckoned even this relentless downpour only delivered

relentless downpour only delivered

relentless downpour only delivered around half the water that makes up her

around half the water that makes up her

around half the water that makes up her oceans today the rest came from outer

oceans today the rest came from outer

oceans today the rest came from outer space this is a comet filmed in 2005

space this is a comet filmed in 2005

space this is a comet filmed in 2005 it’s about four miles across and like

it’s about four miles across and like

it’s about four miles across and like all comets it’s made of rock and water

all comets it’s made of rock and water

all comets it’s made of rock and water in the form of ice to discover just how

in the form of ice to discover just how

in the form of ice to discover just how much water comets contain scientists

much water comets contain scientists

much water comets contain scientists deliberately crashed a space probe

deliberately crashed a space probe

deliberately crashed a space probe straight into it

after it plowed into the surface more

after it plowed into the surface more than 250,000 tons of water austin to

than 250,000 tons of water austin to

than 250,000 tons of water austin to space

in Earth’s formative years it was hit by

in Earth’s formative years it was hit by thousands of comets like this

by the time the bombardment finished its

by the time the bombardment finished its thought they delivered up to half the

thought they delivered up to half the

thought they delivered up to half the water in our oceans

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