The Role of Tectonic Luck in Long-Term Habitability of Abiotic Earth-Like Planets
Brandon Park Coy et al 2025 Planet. Sci. J. 6 218 Models suggest that collisions between continents that drive tectonic uplift cannot be the only source of weatherable minerals if an Earth-like…
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