# 39: The Shattered Planet

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Podcast: [Bedrock: Earth's Earliest History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bedrock-earth-s-earliest-history-4890111)
Published: 2025-06-04T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bedrock.captivate.fm/episode/39-the-shattered-planet
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## Resource

Earth’s crust is shattered into dozens of moving plates, but many other worlds operate very differently. What are some alternatives to plate tectonics? Today, we’ll compare tectonics on Earth with tectonics on other planets, through the lens of 3.9 billion-year-old rocks from Greenland. On the way, we’ll visit the westernmost town in the USA, visit one of our cosmic neighbors, and learn about the Occam’s Razor of geology. Extra Credit: find today’s planet in the night sky, drop a pebble every day this week and see if anything changes, or read “The Long Rain” by Ray Bradbury. Donate to support the show- anything is appreciated! Click here for the audience survey! Click here to read Dylan's Nature paper!

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