<p>How much mass (either absolute or relative to the Earth) was [estimate to have been] added to the Earth during the Late Heavy Bombardment?</p>

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2018-05-13T23:28:14.073Z
Graphs [Fig. 1](http://www.univie.ac.at/geochemistry/koeberl/publikation_list/243-LHB-Kuiper-Belt-objects-EMP2004.pdf) and [Fig. 6](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d662/489cff0cdf629de1b4b9c0502d4022a5b46a.pdf) show LHB accretion rate spikes for the Moon. I guess the rates for the Earth could be inferred from this.
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2018-05-14T22:51:38.897Z
I remember seeing a paper recently that did some mass balance calculations. Can't remember which one. I would start with a [Google Scholar search](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2016&q=late+veneer+earth) on the topic and try to find some estimates.
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Mass contribution during the LHB
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# Mass contribution during the LHB

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-12)

How much mass (either absolute or relative to the Earth) was [estimate to have been] added to the Earth during the Late Heavy Bombardment?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Graphs [Fig. 1](http://www.univie.ac.at/geochemistry/koeberl/publikation_list/243-LHB-Kuiper-Belt-objects-EMP2004.pdf) and [Fig. 6](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d662/489cff0cdf629de1b4b9c0502d4022a5b46a.pdf) show LHB accretion rate spikes for the Moon. I guess the rates for the Earth could be inferred from this.  
> **username_2**: I remember seeing a paper recently that did some mass balance calculations. Can't remember which one. I would start with a [Google Scholar search](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2016&q=late+veneer+earth) on the topic and try to find some estimates.  

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