2007-01-04 21:15:16 · 4 answers · asked by ashwin1479 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Today's accepted age of the Earth of 4.54 - 4.55 billion years
2007-01-04 21:18:48 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the generally accepted age for the earth and the rest of the solar system is about 4.55 billion years.unfortunately, the age cannot be computed directly from material that are from the earth.
The oldest rocks which have been found so far date to about 3.8 to 3.9 billion years ago and include minerals which are themselves as old as 4.1 to 4.2 billion years.
while these values do not compute an age for the earth, they do establish a lower limit (the Earth must be at least as old as any formation on it). this lower limit is at least concordant with the independently derived figure of 4.55 billion years for the earth's actual age.
2007-01-04 22:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by Tharu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 days and 57 minutes ago was when the earth was created, and if you need a testimonial, " I was born yesterday and i studied the age of the planet and it is 4 days and 57 minutes old ", with a testimonial like that who doesn't believe now?
2007-01-05 00:10:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
4.2 billion years, about
2007-01-04 21:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋