Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study …
WEB2 days ago · Here’s how it works. Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely ...
Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring system - Earth.com
WEB20 hours ago · In a discovery that could reshape our understanding of Earth’s ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that our planet may have once had a ring system around 466 million years ago. This ring system is believed to have formed at the onset of a period known as the Ordovician impact spike – a time of unusually intense ...
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
WEB1 day ago · The 23-degree tilt of the Earth’s axis would have caused the ring to present its surface to the sun, casting a shadow in the atmosphere and on the ground below and causing global temperatures to ...
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn ... - Smithsonian Magazine
WEB16 hours ago · The team, whose research was published online last week in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, suggests that almost half a billion years ago, Earth may have had a ring, just like Saturn.
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn
WEB2 days ago · Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn. The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something ...
Earth May Have Once Had a Saturn-Like Ring, New Study Says
WEB1 day ago · And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show that Earth itself once had a similar ring. The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed ...
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
WEB4 days ago · In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth’s ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system, which formed around 466 million years ago, at the beginning a period of unusually intense meteorite bombardment known as the Ordovician …
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
WEB4 days ago · The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper published last week in Earth & Planetary Science ...
Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn | New Scientist
WEB3 days ago · Oliver Hull. After a near miss with an asteroid 466 million years ago, Earth may have developed a Saturn-like ring of debris that lasted for tens of millions of years – and may have ...
WEBEarth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago. September 16 2024. Areas of continental crust proximal to the equator during the Ordovician. Areas older than Ordovician are indicated in ...
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