Rings Around Earth From Ancient Meteorites

Posted by Hemos on Friday September 20, 2002 @12:50AM from the ring-around-the-rosey-pocket-full-of-posey dept.

HorsePunchKid writes "According to an article on CNN (SNL version), ancient meteorites may have glanced off of the surface and shattered, causing rings around the Earth. These rings, which may have persisted for hundreds of thousands of years, could have had a profound effect on the climate in tropical regions, where the rings would block out light from the Sun. Still rather speculative, but the theory may help explain some patterns observed in the geological record. The idea has been around for a while, and some scientists are skeptical."

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So... by ealar+dlanvuli · 2002-09-20 01:24 · Score: 2, Redundant

These guys don't have any real proof nor even claim a likelihood that there were rings. They just say it could have happened. It's one of many possible explainations for what might have caused some of Earth's atmospheric changes.

I guess that's one way to get published.

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Skeptical by Ranma · 2002-09-20 03:22 · Score: 0, Redundant

"The idea has been around for a while, and some scientists are skeptical." Jesus freaking christ, when are scientists not skeptical?