Unified Ballistic-Rheological Hypothesis for Post-Cryogenian Tectonic Architecture

This paper proposes a unified mechanical theory for Earth’s lithospheric configuration, suggesting that modern plate tectonics are the residual kinetic results of a high-density, iron-rich impactor event during the Cryogenian period. By applying a temporal scaling constant (Kge) that treats the Earth’s age as a single "Planetary Second," the planet is analyzed as a viscoelastic fluid subject to hyper-velocity ballistic dynamics rather than a purely rigid solid. The model identifies the Nastapoka Arc in Hudson Bay as the primary entry wound and the South Pacific Basin as the spallation exit cone resulting in the ejection of the Moon. Key Forensic Evidence Evaluated: * Gravimetric Analysis: Reinterpreting the Hudson Bay mass deficit (GeoScan 8081) as a permanent "ballistic borehole" or lithospheric piston. Seismic Tomography: Identifying Large Low-Shear-Velocity Provinces (LLVSP) via the S40RTS model as allochthonous impactor core residue ("scar tissue"). Lunar Chronology: Proposing a "Chronometric Reset" hypothesis to reconcile 4.5 Ga lunar samples with a Cryogenian ejection event through shock metamorphism and lead-diffusion modeling. Falsifiability: The hypothesis concludes with specific, falsifiable predictions regardinFg detrital zircon provenance, 182W isotopic signatures in Ocean Island Basalts, and the R4 harmonic stress node. The author is an independent researcher and welcomes critical technical feedback and collaboration.