The circle with the ring is a comet with a large
coma. As
the comet moves, the coma loses dust and gas to the tail and then into
space to form a faint trail. The curved line
beneath the comet traces the trail of the coma from its beginning on
the right to the time of the crop
circle. On the left the comet is passing a planet, probably Earth, on
its way around the Sun and back again for final impact.