Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Sep 20, 2024 · Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests.
Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study …
Sep 18, 2024 · 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 lasted tens of...
Did Earth Have Rings? - NASA Space News
Sep 17, 2024 · Did Earth Once Have a Ring System? Unraveling a New Chapter in Planetary History. For years, we have marveled at the ringed beauties of our Solar System—Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. Yet, new research suggests that Earth, too, may have had its own set of rings some 466 million years ago.
Did Earth Once Have a Ring Like Saturn ... - Smithsonian Magazine
Sep 19, 2024 · 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 May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
Sep 18, 2024 · 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...
Earth May Have Once Had a Ring That Slowly Fell From The Sky
Sep 17, 2024 · Once upon a time, Earth may have sported a planetary ring of its very own. The hypothetical ring didn't last long, cosmically speaking – just a few tens of millions of years. But that was long enough to have left a lasting impression on Earth's geological record, according to an analysis led by planetary scientist Andy Tomkins of Monash ...
Could Earth Have Been Ringed Like Saturn? Scientists Think So
Sep 17, 2024 · Research suggests Earth might have once boasted a spectacular ring similar to Saturn’s, formed from an asteroid breakup around 466 million years ago. This event coincides with numerous meteorite impacts primarily around the equator and a subsequent period of significant global cooling.
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago - Phys.org
Sep 16, 2024 · 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 that formed around 466 million...
Earth may once have had a planetary ring - The Economist
Sep 18, 2024 · They propose these were caused by the collapse of a ring of debris (possibly the remnants of a large asteroid) that once circled the planet. The ring might have lasted tens of millions of years...
Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago
Sep 16, 2024 · 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 impact spike. Artist's impression: Oliver Hull.