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> the role of Jupiter as a comet catcher Do you happen to have any info on this? Attempting to answer my own question, I found https://earthsky.org/space/is-i
by sillysaurusx 5y ago
> the role of Jupiter as a comet catcher
Do you happen to have any info on this?
Attempting to answer my own question, I found https://earthsky.org/space/is-it-true-that-jupiter-protects-earth/ https://earthsky.org/space/is-it-true-that-jupiter-protects-... and also https://bigthink.com/hard-science/how-jupiter-protects-earth/ https://bigthink.com/hard-science/how-jupiter-protects-earth... but I was curious if you knew of better sources to read up on it.
- bwi4 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_tack_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_tack_hypothesis
- zh3 5y agoI recall waiting for Shoemaker-Levy 9 [0] back in 1992; it was not expected to go off with such a bang, when it did it put the spotlight on Jupiter's protective effect. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Shoemaker%E2%80%93Levy_9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Shoemaker%E2%80%93Levy_9