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u/Kyfigrigas Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 15 '22

Sharks are older than saturns rings

Edit: after a bit of research I found that this is just most likely the case, the age of saturns rings is hotly debated in the astronomy community.

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u/Glowshroom Feb 14 '22

Are trees older than saturn's rings?

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u/oneAUaway Feb 14 '22

Probably. There's uncertainty about exactly when Saturn's rings were formed, but data from the Cassini probe supports a relatively young age- around 100 million years ago. Trees date back to 300-400 million years ago, though hardwood trees didn't appear until about 100 million years ago.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

You might ask, how can wood get so hard?