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We think no the isotopic makeup of cometary water would not seem to match that found in the oceans. Latest thinking is that Earth's water may have been delivered from the asteroid belt (by asteroids rather than comets). However, please note that there is no final consensus on this yet and other people postulate that Earth's water was there form the start and not delivered later. Whichever way, Earth got its water early on.

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Where does the earth get new water?

From comets


How do you get water?

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Does comets go the earth?

earth the comets to go


Where water came from?

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Where does water came from?

I comes from everywhere, because the water cycle enables water to move everywhere by the processes of evaporation, precipitation, sublimation, condensation and flow. Originally almost all the water on earth came from comets, and comets still contribute water to the earth every day.


Where does water came?

I comes from everywhere, because the water cycle enables water to move everywhere by the processes of evaporation, precipitation, sublimation, condensation and flow. Originally almost all the water on earth came from comets, and comets still contribute water to the earth every day.


How is water prudused?

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What extraterrestrial body do scientist think brought water to earth surface?

Comets.


What common space debris was credited with the formation of water on planet earth?

It is comets.


Why does Mars have water?

Nobody truly knows. It is likely that - as is the case for the Earth - any water was 'delivered' there by comets.


Are any comet strikes a source of the ocean water?

Although comets contain water in the form of ice, scientists do not consider them a significant source of Earth's ocean water. Instead, the majority of Earth's water is thought to have originated from within the planet during its formation and through volcanic outgassing over time. Comets may have played a role in enriching Earth's water with isotopic compositions different from those found in the planet's interior.


Three things that comets have contributed to earth?

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