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Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, study
A recent study suggests that Earth, in all likelihood, had a ring system around it approximately 466 million years ago. This period, known as the Ordovician impact spike, was marked by an unusually intense bombardment of meteorites.
Planet Earth may have once had a Saturn-like ring say scientists
Saturn is a planet widely recognisable for its iconic rings but a new study suggests Earth may also have had a similar ring system over 50 million years ago. As part of the research, 21 asteroid craters from 466 million years ago - otherwise known as the “Ordovician impact spike” - were analysed and these all just so happened to be located in an
Earth may have once had a Saturn-like ring system, new evidence suggests
To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the
Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says
The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years before dissipating. Researchers say that the existence of such a ring would help solve several puzzles from Earth's past and that much of the data they collected supports its existence.
Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggests
Earth may have had a giant ring of space rocks surrounding it, similar to those around Saturn, which could have led to chaotic meteorite strikes on our planet's surface, new research suggests. The hypothesized ring may have formed roughly 466 million years ago and was the remains of a gigantic asteroid tugged apart by Earth's tidal forces after passing our planet's Roche limit.
Earth probably had a Saturn-like ring system in the distant past
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago.
Earth used to have Saturn-like rings, new study suggests
Earth and Saturn might be a lot more similar than previously thought. In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 466 million years ago, a ring system made up of asteroid remnants may have surrounded our planet,
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once
If astronomers had been walking the Earth 466 million years ago, they may have had something special to see. The moon and the planets and the stars and the sun would have looked pretty much the same as they do today.
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn? Geologists Find Evidence for a Halo of Orbiting Space Rocks 466 Million Years Ago
A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, according to a new study
Earth's ancient rings: Scientists uncover cosmic mystery
Earth might have had a ring system in the past, similar to those of Saturn. Scientists drew these conclusions based on the analysis of the locations of craters on our planet. Scientists, based on the analysis of asteroid craters,
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Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that ...
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Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
This period, which occurred near the end of the Ordovician, is recognized as one of the coldest in the last 500 million years of Earth's history. "The idea that a
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Scientists Share Chilling Theory Of Earth's Lost Ring From 466M Years Ago
Researchers believe a ring system around Earth could have contributed to the global cooling event known as the Hirnantian ...
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Earth may have had a ring system around 466 million years ago
A new study from Monash University scientists suggests that Earth may have had a ring system that formed around 466 million ...
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Earth may have once had a ring like Saturn – and it caused chaos
Saturn’s rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have ...
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