A new simulation model shows Earth's evolution over the past 100 million years in a very detailed manner.
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Because of its efficiency, researchers behind the new tool expect their innovation to help other scientists understand Earth's past.
This new Earth evolution simulation was created by the University of Sydney researchers. They published their paper in the Science journal on Mar. 2.
"This model provides continuous quantifications of metrics critical to the understanding of the Earth system," said the researchers.
New Simulation Model Shows Earth's Evolution
According to BGR's latest report, the new Earth evolution simulation shows how the planet's surface broke apart as tectonic plates moved.
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It revealed how oceans and to maintain ranges were possibly created, leading to the landmasses and water bodies today.
Tristan Salles, a senior geosciences lecturer at the University of Sydney, explained that scientists need to understand the Earth's past if they want to predict the planet's future.
Salles, who is also the leading author of the study, added that existing geological models only offer a fragmented understanding of Earth's evolution.
Because of this, they decided to create a new simulation, which allows researchers to see more detailed geological changes that happened on Earth for the past 100 million years.
Why This Earth Simulation is Big Deal
The University of Sydney researchers said that their new simulation tool offers quantifications of metrics, which are critical to understanding the planet's system.
This means that the simulation tech can allow scientists to have a better understanding of Earth's global physiography, sediment flux, and stratigraphic architectures.
If you want to see the actual Earth evolution simulation, you can watch the official YouTube video of the University of Sydney below.
This latest simulation clearkly shows that scientific technologies focusing on Earth are just as important as innovations for space missions.
As the world continues to change, you can expect more simulations like these from other scientists and research organizations.
In other news, scientists debunked the recent Earth theory claiming that the planet's water came from melted meteorites.
Previously, NASA scientists decided to map the carbon of 10 billion African dryland trees.
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