earth timeline (1 year on timeline = 1 million years in real life)

By Leon333
  • 4600 BCE

    Initial creation

    A nearby star explodes, causing a gas cloud to collapse and form into the sun. For the next 100000 years, dust particles collide with each other to form clumps up to 1 km wide.
  • Period: 4600 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Giant imact stage

    The clumps previously formed collides into each other, forming planets. The outer planets are larger because it is colder, making it more efficient for these clumps to stick to each other.
  • 4540 BCE

    Moon formation

    The moon was formed at this time. It is believed that a giant mars-sized object crashed into the earth, causing a massive chunk to fly off and become the moon.
  • Period: 4500 BCE to 4000 BCE

    Late accreation stage

    Pluto-like objects crash into the earth, depositing metals.
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3800 BCE

    Late heavy bombardment

    Speculated that during this time, Jupiter and Saturn migrated into the inner solar system and cleared out a lot of objects. Eventually then went back to the outer solar system. Comets that carried water also could have hit the Earth during this time.
  • 3000 BCE

    Earth cools

    Heat from inside the Earth tried to escape, creating techtonic plates, spin and its magnetic field.