The Archean, in older sources sometimes called the Archaeozoic, is the second of the four geologic eons of Earth's history, preceded by the Hadean Eon and followed by the Proterozoic and the Phanerozo
The pale orange dot, an artist's impression of the early Earth which is believed to have appeared orange through its hazy, methane rich, prebiotic secondary atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere at this stage was somewhat comparable to today's atmosphere of Titan.