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March 4, 2010

National Geographic

"Snowball Earth" Confirmed: Ice Covered Equator

Earth's now steamy Equator was covered with ice 716 million years ago, according to a new study. The finding appears to add solid evidence to the theory of an ancient "snowball Earth."

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