It even domesticates some of the big ones
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Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 4 days ago
Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?
dwemthy@lemdro.id 4 days ago
Assman@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
How else would you make asteroid cheese
cm0002@lemmy.world 4 days 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 4 days 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 3 days ago
“Only I can bully my little brother!”
KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 3 days ago
I love this post
Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 days ago
This is so true
Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 4 days 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 4 days ago
TIL, thanks jupiter!
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 days ago
No, arrows
Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 4 days ago
Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Which, in turn, keeps the time flies away, thus preserving the space-time continuum.