📰 The oxygenation of Earth’s air might owe a lot to plate tectonics Getting carbon and sulfur into Earth’s interior may be part of oxygen’s story. 📰 Source: Ars
Plate tectonics may have played a significant role in the oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere. The process of subduction, where tectonic plates move beneath one another, could have sequestered carbon and sulfur into the planet's interior. This removal of these elements is theorized to be a key factor in the rise of atmospheric oxygen over geological time. AI
