Asked by caleb

When did water vapor dominate Earth's atmosphere?

currently

about 2 million years ago

when Earth was formed

never

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
When Earth was formed. Early (Hadean) Earth had a hot, outgassed "steam" atmosphere rich in H2O (and CO2, N2); as the planet cooled the water vapor condensed to form the oceans. It was not the case recently (2 million years ago) and today water vapor is only a variable trace gas.