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Late Heavy Bombardment

hypothesized event, occurring ca. 4.1–3.8 billion years ago, during which a large number of asteroids collided with the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Event astronomical_phenomenon Q591571
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Late Heavy Bombardment

Summary

Late Heavy Bombardment is an astronomical phenomenon[1]. It draws 9,938 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_phenomenon category, ranking #51 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Late Heavy Bombardment's instance of is recorded as astronomical phenomenon[3].
  • Late Heavy Bombardment began on -4100000000-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Late Heavy Bombardment ended on -3800000000-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Late Heavy Bombardment's P14541 is recorded as 48HyuT[6].

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When and Where

Late Heavy Bombardment began on -4100000000-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. It ended on -3800000000-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].

Context

Late Heavy Bombardment's instance of is recorded as astronomical phenomenon[3].

Why It Matters

Late Heavy Bombardment draws 9,938 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_phenomenon category, ranking #51 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → astronomical phenomenon
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q751989]]"
  2. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → late-heavy-bombardment
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: late-heavy-bombardment, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289947218|late heavy bombardment (#289947218)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  3. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 48HyuT
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → astronomical phenomenon
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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