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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/GeoGeoGeoGeo on 2024-04-09 21:42:46.

Original Title: According to a new study, so-called “Snowball” Earth periods, in which the planet’s surface was covered in ice for thousands or even millions of years, could have been triggered abruptly by large asteroids that slammed into the Earth.