It even domesticates some of the big ones
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Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?
dwemthy@lemdro.id 10 months ago
Assman@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
How else would you make asteroid cheese
cm0002@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yea that’s the prevailing theory. Because of Jupiter’s size and position in our solar system it likely intercepts a lot of the nastiest asteroids that are big enough that an impact with earth would wipe out all life. It’s also believed that if it were not for Jupiter life might not have been able to evolve on earth at all
nullPointer@programming.dev 10 months ago
it’s a bit of a double edge sword though. jupiter also throws stuff at us as well. (planetary.org/…/does-jupiter-protect-earth-from-a…)
Dirac@lemmy.today 10 months ago
“Only I can bully my little brother!”
KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 10 months ago
I love this post
Noodle07@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This is so true
Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
But isn’t the asteroid belt there a belt and not a planet because of Jupiter? That sounds more like a racket to me
Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
TIL, thanks jupiter!
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No, arrows
Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Which, in turn, keeps the time flies away, thus preserving the space-time continuum.