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What was the Earth's first atmosphere like?

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When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago from a hot mix of gases and solids, it had almost no atmosphere

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Mostly Hydrogen and Helium. during the early stages of the earth the atmosphere was made of Hydrogen and Helium, much like Jupiter or Saturn!

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