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What would earth look like with rings like Saturn

What would earth look like with rings like Saturn

What would earth look like with rings like Saturn

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Huge planets filling the night sky! We are dooooooooomed!!

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What if Earth had rings like Saturn?

What if Earth had rings like Saturn?

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What if Earth had rings like Saturn?

What if Earth had rings like Saturn?

raverman says...

>> ^alizarin:
Wish they would have covered the shadow cast on the surface


Exactly what got me thinking...

If the rings follow the tilt of the axis, then the northern and southern hemispheres would be in darkness for winter with a spectatular 'ring-solstice' when the shadow moved past mid way through the year.

The temperature between the shadowed area, and the sunny side with massive solar reflection on it would create some interesting weather.

And if the ring wasn't equidistant to the moon, you'd see beautiful bridges of dust being drawn to the moon as it passed.

What if Earth had rings like Saturn?

Mandtis says...

>> ^shuac:
Can you imagine how different our religions might have been if they had to explain rings? Zeus might've been second fiddle to this new Lord of the...no, I'm not going to do that. It's beneath me.
But seriously, imagine cavemen trying to make sense of it. Or the Romans. Or Kepler. Our entire theology, science, and society might be vastly different. We might have been more advanced in a "ringed" 2009. Or a ringed 2009 might look like 1940. Who knows for sure? Fascinating to think about.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworld



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