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RECENT EVIDENCE: Earth Had Rings (and Might Reclaim Them)
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Check Out All PBS Earth Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4 Planet Earth is the jewel of the solar system—the shimmery blue oceans, the verdant green forests, the wispy whimsical cloud formations. Saturn is the only competitor for most gorgeous planet with that giant ring system. Hmm… what if we could put the jewel of the Earth in its own ring? Then no contest. Well, there’s an extremely good chance that Earth once DID have a ring system. At least, that’s the proposal by a recent study that has evidence that a m...
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Planet Earth is the jewel of the solar system. The shimmery blue oceans, the verdant green forests, the wispy whimsical cloud formations. Saturn would be the only competitor for most gorgeous planet with that giant ring system. But you know what?
If we could put the jewel of the earth in its own ring, there'd be no contest. Well there's actually an extremely good chance that Earth once did have a ring system. And if we had her in once, maybe we can have one again. Hey everyone, three quick announcements before we jump in.
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