Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Sep 20, 2024 · A study published this month links an uptick in impact craters during the Ordovician Period, an era before animals lived on land, to a ring made of asteroid debris that …
Evidence suggesting that earth had a ring in the Ordovician
Nov 15, 2024 · Earth may have had a ring during the middle Ordovician, from ca. 466 Ma. Breakup of an asteroid passing within Earth's Roche limit likely formed the ring. Among …
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 …
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 …
Earth May Have Once Had a Ring That Slowly Fell From The Sky
Sep 17, 2024 · Towards the end of the Ordovician roughly 445 million years ago, Earth entered a devastating ice age; the coldest in the last half a billion. A ring around Earth could have …
Earth once wore a Saturn-like ring, study of ancient craters suggests
Sep 17, 2024 · 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 …
Earth May Have Had a Ring Like Saturn Once - TIME
Sep 18, 2024 · The research, led by Andrew Tomkins, a professor in the School of Earth Atmosphere and the Environment at Australia’s Monash University, took a close look at the …
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 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 …
Earth may have once had glittering rings, millions of years ago
Sep 23, 2024 · New research proposes that Earth once had a ring of asteroid debris orbiting around it, which may have caused a global climate upheaval before that debris eventually …