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Jan 13, 2020

Here is An Amazing Illustration of How Jupiter Protects Earth from Major Asteroids Impacts

Jupiter 'shepherds' the asteroid belt, preventing the asteroids from falling into the sun or accreting into a new planet. Long-period comets, certainly, move in  to the solar system from its outer extents. Jupiter’s gravity slings most of these fast stirring asteroids out of the solar system before they can even get close to Planet Earth. Here is an amazing illustration of how Jupiter protects Earth from major Asteroids Impacts…..

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