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Posted by duddy   June 13, 2013   3904 views

Funnily enough, our planet apparently did once have rings. According to current theories, millions of years ago a planet-sized body called Theia collided with Earth. A huge amount of material from Earth was blown up into orbit by the impact, where it formed a ring. Because this material was orbiting outside of earth's Roche limit, it eventually coalesced into the Moon.

These illustrations by Ron Miller show what our skies would look like if we had rings that were the same proportional size and position as Saturn's.

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Don't forget the thing casts a shadow, so parts of the planet will stay dark at different times of the day and year - when it would otherwise be daytime Wink Face
Posted on Jun 15, 2013 by savio
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