[extropy-chat] Ring question

[Henrique Moraes Machado]

I've been told that. I've also been told that a ring system could be formed but would not last long. 
What I'm trying to do is write a little 'scifi' novel. Not hard scifi and I'll take some liberties. So I'm just trying to gather some information.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amara Graps" <Amara.Graps at ifsi.rm.cnr.it>
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Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: [extropy-chat] Ring question


> You're welcome, but you know that an extensive ring system 
> like Saturn's  probably could  not  have formed around the Earth, 
> right?  (our  planet is not massive enough).
> 
> Amara
> 
> Henrique Moraes Machado hemm at openlink.com.br, 
> Tue Apr 12 07:16:57 MDT 2005: 
> 
> >Thanks for the answers. I was thinking about Saturn like
> >rings.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amara Graps" <Amara.Graps at ifsi.rm.cnr.it>
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> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:18 PM
> Subject: [extropy-chat] Ring question (was question for Amara)
> 
> 
> > (Henrique Moraes Machad asked about seeing an
> > Earth's ring from Earth; the different ways it might be
> > visible and how that would affect things like the weather.)
> > 
> > But what kind of ring ? Like Saturn's? Jupiter's? It
> > depends on the number density (how many particles per
> 
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