It even domesticates some of the big ones
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Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 20 hours ago
Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?
dwemthy@lemdro.id 19 hours ago
Assman@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
How else would you make asteroid cheese
cm0002@lemmy.world 19 hours 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
Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 19 hours 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
nullPointer@programming.dev 19 hours 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 19 hours ago
“Only I can bully my little brother!”
KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 18 hours ago
I love this post
Noodle07@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
This is so true
Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 19 hours ago
TIL, thanks jupiter!
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
No, arrows
Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 19 hours ago
Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture