For nearly 2 billion years, our planet looked quite different. It was the oldest age of earth, called the Hadean Eon, when our planet surface was constantly pelted with meteorite strikes. A combination of these impacts lead to the formation of the metallic core. The world was covered in oceans of magma. Eventually, these molten formations cooled and solidified into stone, eventually forming the continental crust that covers our planet. The evidence of this fiery past is still preserved in geological formations called greenstone belts and have survived against the movement of the continents themselves. They provide us with a rare first-hand look into our planet's past. The age of this artifact is estimated at 3.6 billion years old and is part of the Ishua Greenbelt.
