Ordovician Period Climate

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,

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Earth May Have Had Rings Like Saturn, Scientists Say

Evidence suggests Earth had a ring system 466 million years ago, causing a surge in meteorite impacts and possibly influencing the planet's climate.

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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.

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466 Million Years Ago, Earth Potentially Had A Ring System That Impacted Its Climate

New research challenges what we know of our planet’s ancient past, suggesting that a ring formed around the Earth around 466 ...

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Ordovician Period

3 min read During the Ordovician period, part of the Paleozoic era ... For the most part the Earth's climate was warm and wet, with sea levels rising as much as 1,970 feet (600 meters) above ...

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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 Had Rings Like Saturn 466 Million Years Ago

This cooling event occurred during the late Ordovician period, around 445–443 million ... extra-terrestrial events may have shaped Earth's climate," Tomkins said. Do you have a tip on a science ...

'466-million-years ago': Earth once had ring system like Saturn, but it eventually fell to the ground

Researchers have proposed that Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago, during a period of intense meteorite ...

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