Periodic Reporting for period 3 - MILESTONE (From mineral inclusions in zircon to continents: An in situ isotopic perspective on the evolution of the continental crust, the onset of plate tectonics and the development of a habitable Earth)

The timing for the onset of plate tectonics is a key step in understanding the evolution of our planet. It is fundamental to resolving questions on the origin of life, the evolution and oxygenation of our atmosphere, past climates, mass extinctions, the thermal evolution of...