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Re:When Earth Had Rings by sandworm101 on Sunday October 06, 2024 @08:42AM (#41756741)
There isnt nearly enough mass up there in all the foreseeable sat constellations. They need enough collective mass to overcome the extreem orbital inclinations/speeds we use for sats. For a visible ring to form, we would have to send billions of sats into high/slow orbits and then just forget about them for millions of years. Even then, they would likely form into mini moons first before those moons eventually broke up into rings.
Re:When Earth Had Rings by JKCalhoun on Sunday October 06, 2024 @09:29AM (#41757041)
I had to laugh thinking that we (or some alien race) might come across a ringed planet only to find its rings are made of orbital space junk from a long-dead species that once flourished on the planet.
Re:When Earth Had Rings by McAtNite on Sunday October 06, 2024 @10:32AM (#41757417)
This made me consider what sort of orbital archeology would take place. I imagine it would be a gold mine for anyone trying to study that civilization, and attempting to snatch pieces out of orbit would be a huge focus.
Re:When Earth Had Rings by jareklupinski on Sunday October 06, 2024 @10:59AM (#41757577)
hopefully the sight encourages them from leaving their own waste behind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic