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Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn

Artist's impression. Oliver Hull

The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar.

In a paper published last week in Earth & Planetary Science Letters, my colleagues and I present evidence that Earth may have had a ring.

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