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The Grand Canyon is nearly 300 miles long and over a mile deep. ... As vast tectonic plates clash and grind against one another a giant plateau has been pushed up over a mile in the air. The Colorado River, flowing from high in the Rockies and carrying a thick load of sediment, has carved the canyon in the rising plateau.

The earth was formed by mineral grains and particles of dust that stuck together in a solar dust cloud. ... After many years of studying crater forms and meteorites it was discovered earth is about 4.567 billion years old.

How the Earth Was Made premiered as a 90-minute documentary special, narrated by Edward Herrmann, that aired on The History Channel on December 16, 2007, and focused on the geological history of Earth.

Four and a half billion years ago, the Earth formed from dust in space to become a molten ball of rock orbiting the Sun. ... Geologists study the oldest rocks on Earth and meteorites from outer space to solve the geological mystery of all--the birth of the Earth.

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Formation. When the solar system settled into its current layout about 4.5 billion years ago, Earth formed when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become the third planet from the Sun. Like its fellow terrestrial planets, Earth has a central core, a rocky mantle and a solid crust.

How the Earth Was Made (2007) A brief account of the Earth's geological progression, from its creation 4.6 billion years ago to scientists' predictions of its demise more than 2.5 billion years in the future.

Formation. When the solar system settled into its current layout about 4.5 billion years ago, Earth formed when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become the third planet from the Sun. Like its fellow terrestrial planets, Earth has a central core, a rocky mantle and a solid crust.